WASHINGTON: Environmental officials have announced that the oldest banded bald eagle in the United States has died after being hit by a vehicle at western New York road on June 2.
According to reports, members of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) were called in to recover a dead bald eagle on a roadside in Henrietta, Monroe County.
The animal experts checked the eagle’s leg number and found that it was already 38 years old. This meant that the deceased bird was the oldest banded bald eagle to be tagged in the country based on the longevity records of the U.S. Geological Survey’s (USGS) Bird Banding Laboratory.
Marc Gerstman, executive deputy commissioner of the New York DEC, explained that the presence of the record eagle is proof of the restoration and conservation efforts made under the Bald Eagle Restoration Program in New York.
He said that it is worth noting that the animal had lived a long life and thrived in its environment in New York, and that the DEC continues its work to conserve the bald eagle’s habitat ensure that the air and water are clean for the sake of birds and other animals.
Gerstman added that the environmental agency participates in research programs that promote the propagation of the bald eagles in the state of New York.
The USGS banding records show that the dead bald eagle originally came from Lake Puposky in Minnesota and was brought to New York as part of the state’s Bald Eagle Restoration Program.
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