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Photo Credits: NEBRASKAland Magazine/Nebraska Game and Parks Commission Photo

Scientific Name Aquila chysaetos

Sign

• Toe Pad Marks on Hind Feet Eagles have three front toes opposing a hind toe.
• Front talons may leave wounds 1 to 3 inches apart, with the wound from the hind toe 4 to 6 inches f
•  white-streaked droppings, and feather down may be present near kill and feeding site.

Damage

• kill or maim young sheep and goats, deer and pronghorn antelope
• See http://texnat.tamu.edu/ranchref/predator/eagles/p-eagles.htm  for eagle predation photos.
• Large Prey and Their Wounds On large carcasses, all except skeleton and rumen may be eaten over time. Multiple stab wounds made by talons in upper ribs and back of lambs or kids more than 25 pounds. Talon punctures are usually deeper than mammalian tooth punctures.
• Small Prey and Their Wounds Skin of carcasses may be turned inside-out with skeleton intact or rib bones clipped near backbone (very young animals). Lower jaw, nose and ears, and entrails may be eaten. Very small rabbit-sized animals may be removed from site.

Control

Habitat Management

• Young livestock confinement; use pastures or pens where protection or cover occurs;
• Remove carrion & prey items

Repellents

• scare crows" or human effigies
• increase human activity
• guarding dogs
• hazing with aircraft and live capture and relocation (special permits or personnel required).

University Publications

News

Dec 25, 2006. Delisting the Bald Eagle. Washington Post.