Information for Golden Eagle Management
This work provides basic information for managing golden eagles in the context of the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 668-668d). The recent development of energy resources, such as wind, oil, gas, and solar, can potentially affect landscapes in ways that require changes in golden eagle management practices. Our work emphasizes priority information needs identified by the USGS and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. It includes assembling historical records and analyzing them to predict golden eagle distributions at regional and local scales and to assess population status. We are investigating genetic structure among three geographic groups of eagles. Another topic of research is testing survey and monitoring methods for golden eagles and estimating their occupancy of areas of special interest for eagle management. Our results will inform policy decisions, provide resource managers with data about golden eagle ecology, and provide guidance to biologists about techniques for monitoring eagles in the context of adaptive management.
Below are publications associated with this project.
Spatial patterns in occupancy and reproduction of Golden Eagles during drought: Prospects for conservation in changing environments
Assessment of frequency and duration of point counts when surveying for golden eagle presence
Nuclear and mitochondrial DNA analyses of golden eagles (Aquila chrysaetos canadensis) from three areas in western North America; initial results and conservation implications
Estimation of occupancy, breeding success, and predicted abundance of golden eagles (Aquila chrysaetos) in the Diablo Range, California, 2014
Raptor nesting near oil and gas development: an overview of key findings and implications for management based on four reports by HawkWatch International
Golden eagle records from the Midwinter Bald Eagle Survey: information for wind energy management and planning
Complete migration cycle of golden eagles breeding in northern Quebec
This work provides basic information for managing golden eagles in the context of the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 668-668d). The recent development of energy resources, such as wind, oil, gas, and solar, can potentially affect landscapes in ways that require changes in golden eagle management practices. Our work emphasizes priority information needs identified by the USGS and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. It includes assembling historical records and analyzing them to predict golden eagle distributions at regional and local scales and to assess population status. We are investigating genetic structure among three geographic groups of eagles. Another topic of research is testing survey and monitoring methods for golden eagles and estimating their occupancy of areas of special interest for eagle management. Our results will inform policy decisions, provide resource managers with data about golden eagle ecology, and provide guidance to biologists about techniques for monitoring eagles in the context of adaptive management.
Below are publications associated with this project.