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Show Eagle Listed Endangered BR1GHAM CITY - On Feb. 14, 1978. the northern subspecies of the bald eagle, was officially listed as endangered endan-gered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Prior to this announcement, only the southern subspecies of the bald eagle had been given this designation. THESE TWO subspecies of eagles are differentiated mainly on the basis of where they live and breed in the United States. The "northern" group is located generally in the northern portion of the United States, including Utah, and the "southern" group in a broad band across the southern half of the nation. Forty-three states are included in the endangered designation. Only Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Oregon, Washington, and Hawaii are excluded. In these states, with the exception of Hawaii which has no bald eagles, and Alaska where there is a large, healthy breeding population of the birds, eagles are still being watched closely, and are on the national list of "threatened" "threa-tened" species. THE TERM "endangered" means that a species is in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range. 'Threatened" 'Threat-ened" means that a species is likely to become endangered endan-gered within the foreseeable future throughout all or a portion of its range. In all of the lower 48 states, there are only about 700 active eagle nests. REASONS for the perilous condition of eagle populations popula-tions are the vastly reduced area suitable for nesting, DDT residues in egg shells which causes their collapse from the weight of the mother bird during incubation, destruction de-struction of the birds by persons per-sons who either accidentally, or in numerous cases, pur posefully shoot them, and the collision, during flight, of eagles with high voltage power lines. The Bear River Bird Refuge ' is fortunate to be a resting and feeding place for many bald eagles during their Spring and Fall migrations. In a recent census taken at the Refuge, approximately 70 individuals were counted. ALTHOUGH sharp-eyed visitors on the auto tour route may strike it lucky and sight some of these magnificant birds, most of the eagles are concentrated in areas not open to the public. Those who want to try their chances should be sure to bring along a pair of binoculars, since the eagles generally stay quite a distance dis-tance from roads. ANOTHER bird also on the endangered list, which has been seen at the refuge, is a lone peregrine falcon. The falcon is difficult for the untrained un-trained observer to identify because of its closeness in appearance to the prairie fal- rasas tf scar when approach. veic!(i |