Dallasites can’t control the weather. But the city of Dallas conservation team, which helped rescue the fallen eaglet, says we can make our neighborhoods,...
An eaglet is seen on a branch atop a tree near White Rock Lake, Monday, June 3, 2024, in Dallas. The eaglet was reintroduced to its nesting area near White Rock Lake over the weekend after falling from its nest during last week’s storms.A baby bald eagle knocked off its nest by a powerful storm May 28 has been reunited with its parents in their White Rock perch. What a relief, right?
Except this is North Texas, and furious storms sweep through the region all the time. In fact, the White Rock bald eagles had previously lost their eggs and their nest during a storm in 2022.Dallasites can’t control the weather. But the city of Dallas conservation team, which helped rescue the fallen eaglet, says we can make our neighborhoods, parks and green belts safer for the eagles and other wildlife creatures with which we share our city.
The White Rock residents who found the eaglet after the storm called the city for help. Dallas senior conservation manager Brett Johnson was dispatched to the scene, and he and his team worked with the Blackland Prairie Raptor Center in Collin County to care for the eaglet and reunite it with its family.Sometimes it’s difficult to determine how much distance should be maintained from wildlife. But there is a good “rule of thumb” to help you make the right judgment call.
But maintaining physical distance from the eagles isn’t just a good rule of thumb — it’s required by federal law. It’s a crime to “agitate” not only bald eagles, but also their environments, according to theJohnson said it’s important not only that people keep their distance, but also that they keep their pets away. Eagles cannot make the distinction between domesticated and wild animals, so large dogs could be interpreted as threats.
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