Bald Eagle Management

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, and bald eagle nest locations.

Public Notice:

The only financial assurance the 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. The FWC will not be accepting any other type of bond or any letters of credit until further notice.

Highlights:

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced a program to issue two 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.

• Visit this link to see the press release.
• Visit this link to read the final rule .

For more information please visit the FWC Eagle Permitting page.

Locate an Eagle Nest: Try our new bald eagle nest locator. New features include an interactive map, address search, export functions, and printable maps. Here is the map showing what counties are being surveyed through the 2010-2011 breeding season.

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 decreased from $35,455 to $35,000 on March 1, 2010. This is based on a decrease in the CPI-U. Please visit http://www.bls.gov/CPI/ for more information on the CPI-U.

Bald Eagle Management Plan (540KB)

FWC Bald Eagle Management Plan Fact Sheet (127KB)

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

Permitting: Find current information on permitting and determine if a permit is recommended for your project.