(Undated)– Iowa wildlife officials are asking outdoor enthusiasts to cast a birds-eye view on bald eagle nests to help track their health. There are between 7-hundred and 8-hundred eagle nests in Iowa, thanks in large part to protections from the Endangered Species Act, a federal law that just turned 50.
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources Stephanie Shepherd says the state is using volunteer eagle watchers to monitor the health and progress of the nesting eagles, and focus on one key metric…
Shepherd says volunteers are an integral part of helping the D-N-R get an official bald eagle nest count in Iowa. The monitoring duties begin early next month.
(Courtesy Iowa News Service)
