Bald Eagles Are Topic for June’s Nature @ Noontime

NASHVILLE --- Bald eagles will be the topic for the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency’s Nature @ Noontime June presentation from 12-1 p.m. on Thursday, June 3. The monthly program is held at the TWRA Region II conference room and is located in the Ellington Agricultural Center.

 

Bob Hatcher, retired TWRA Endangered Species Coordinator, will be the featured presenter. Now with the American Eagle Foundation as eagle consultant and correspondent, Hatcher has been a lifetime leader in restoring the bald and golden eagle populations in Tennessee.

 

Thanks to species protection measures and the banning of DDT, the bald eagle population recovered from a low of only 417 breeding pairs in the United States in 1963 to an estimated 10,000 nesting pairs in 2007. The decline in population was a result of habitat destruction, illegal shooting and thinning of egg shells due to DDT. This year the number of breeding pairs in Tennessee is 140.

 

Hosted by TWRA’s Information and Education Division and held on the first Thursday of each month, except July, Nature @ Noontime presentations are about natural resource related topics. The programs last about 30-45 minutes, allowing time for discussion during the allotted lunch hour.

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