CARROLL TOWNSHIP, Ohio – With the most recent count documenting more than 700 nests across the state, theThe recent numbers are a far cry from around 40 years ago, when Ohio was then home to only four breeding pairs of bald eagles.
“Quite honestly, there’s no way I would have ever thought this would have been the number to come out in 2020 — 700 nests, going from 200 a decade ago,” Shieldcastle said. “It really shows what you can do. When humans make their minds up to do something for wildlife, we can do it.
The number of eagles were dwindling dangerously low around the late 1970s due to several factors, Shieldcastle explained, which were primarily habitat loss, fragmentation and contaminants. From eggs that could not hatch to young birds with terminal deformities, researchers documented a plethora of issues caused by contaminants and other human-related activities.
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