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Conservationists Sue In Hope Of Listing Desert Eagle Endangered

By John Rosman / Digital Editor, KPBS
Published November 2, 2012 at 7:57 AM PDT
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Conservationists are once again suing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in hopes of listing the Sonoran Desert Bald Eagle as endangered.

The ongoing fight is centered around the question: Are desert eagles sufficiently different enough from bald eagles to be considered for protection?

The Center for Biological Diversity and the Maricopa Audubon Society want the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to conduct yet another review of the eagle’s status. The previous two studies by the federal agency concluded the eagle did not deserve special status. But these studies were both rejected in court.

In April the federal government took the Sonoran Desert Bald Eagle off the endangered species list. Currently there are about 200 Sonoran Desert Bald Eagles and 50 active nests, mostly in Arizona.

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John Rosman
John Rosman is the digital editor for KPBS News. He oversees all news content on KPBS.org and across all digital properties. Prior, John was the social media editor for Fronteras Desk. Before heading south, John was a digital producer for Oregon Public Broadcasting. There he led the flagship radio program Think Out Loud in all aspects of digital media. Working with OPB's cultural website, Arts & Life, he also produced multimedia features. By way of metro Detroit, John is a proud graduate of the University of Oregon's School of Journalism. He has worked as an editor in television and film. But he found his passion for public radio during a long winter, in a lonely hotdog stand. When John's away from the office, you can find him catching up on all the sun he missed in Oregon.
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