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Eagles in Florida

Welcome to the FWC's Bald Eagle home page.  The bald eagle, our national bird, was removed from the imperiled species list on the heels of its remarkable recovery.  Here you can find information about the bald eagle management plan, permitting requirements, eagle biology, current research and bald eagle nest locations.

Public Notice:

  1. The only financial assurance FWC is accepting at this time for conservation measure #2 listed in the FWC Bald Eagle Management Plan on pg. 34 is a surety bond. FWC will not be accepting any other type of bond or any letters of credit until further notice.

Highlights:

 
NEW! The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced a new program to issue two new types of permits that will be used to improve the management of bald and golden eagles under the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act. The two permits are designed to protect public safety and manage activities or projects that may disturb or otherwise incidentally "take" bald or golden eagles or their nests, while maintaining stable or increasing populations. Permits will only be granted when they are compatible with this goal.

Locate an Eagle Nest: Try our new bald eagle nest locator. New features include an interactive map, address search, export functions, and printable maps.

Bald Eagle Management Fund Donation Update
According to the FWC Bald Eagle Management Plan Guidelines the monetary contribution to the Bald Eagle Management Fund will be updated annually based on the All-Urban Consumer Price Index (CPI-U). The donation fee increased from $35,000 to $35,455 on March 1, 2009. This is based on a 1.3-percent increase in the CPI-U. Please visit http://www.bls.gov/CPI/ for more information on the CPI-U.

Locate an Eagle Nest: Click here to use our bald eagle nest locator.

Bald Eagle Management Plan PDF (540KB)

FWC Bald Eagle Management Plan Fact Sheet PDF (127KB)

Bald Eagle Population Recovery and Management Plan Information Brochure PDF (1.7MB)

Permitting: Click here to find current information on permitting and determine if a permit is recommended for your project.

FWC chairman says bald eagle rebound successful in Florida (4/9/2008)

Recreational Viewing of Bald Eagles


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