We are an educational foundation dedicated to the protection and preservation of bald eagle habitat by sponsoring and facilitating research activities. With caring people, the research can be made available to everyone who wishes to live in greater harmony within the eagles' environment. We are a private non-profit organization whose mission is to share that knowledge. Adult eagles generally weigh between 9 and 12 pounds and have a wing span of 7 feet.
Females are slightly larger than males.
Immature eagles are mottled brown and white. The distinct white head and tail of the mature bird is developed between 4 and 6 years of age. Because they are at the top of the food chain, they become an irreplaceable indicator for measuring the the health of our entire ecological system. After being listed as an endangered species in 1978 following a dramatic drop in population that began at the turn of the century, the Bald Eagle's status was upgraded to Threatened August 11, 1995. Although efforts to replenish populations of the Bald Eagle have been successful, it continues to be protected under the Endangered Species Act, the Bald Eagle Protection Act, and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.