Eagles, Laws and a Comeback: teacher key

Bald Eagles, grade 11 edition, written for 11th grade. How bald eagles live, nest and hunt, what once harmed them, the laws that protected them, and the counts that show their return.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

1. What did the Bald Eagle Protection Act of 1940 become in 1962?
   • It was amended to add the golden eagle (answer)
   • It was ended
   • It was moved to Alaska
2. When was the bald eagle removed from the list of threatened and endangered species?
   • In July 1978
   • Announced June 28, 2007 (answer)
   • In 1940
3. Why did lead shot matter to eagles?
   • It made their nests heavy
   • It blocked rivers
   • They swallowed it with carrion (answer)
4. What helped the eagle's recovery after it was listed as endangered?
   • Captive breeding, reintroduction, law enforcement and nest site protection (answer)
   • Moving all eagles to Alaska
   • Letting DDT build up
5. What does the word reclassified mean?
   • Counted again
   • Sorted into a new group (answer)
   • Hunted
6. About how long do eagles in Prince William Sound live in the wild?
   • About 2 years
   • About 90 years
   • About 19 years (answer)

Words

• amendment: a change
• carrion: dead animals
• reclassified: sorted again
• roosts: resting places
• fledglings: young flyers