Mountain Air Wind Project - Eagle Incidental Take Permit

Mountain Air Wind Project - Eagle Incidental Take Permit
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Location/Size: Elmore County, Idaho. Project consists of 60 wind turbines with generating capacity of 138 megawatts (MW).

Eagle Take Permit Issued/Expires: 7/9/2024 - 1/31/2044

Authorized Take: 28 Golden Eagles and 1 Bald Eagle over 20 years

Compensatory Mitigation Required: Eagle take must be offset at a 1.2:1 ratio using a Service-approved method.

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Bald eagle and golden eagle
Forty years ago, our national symbol, the bald eagle, was in danger of extinction throughout most of its range. Habitat destruction and degradation, illegal shooting, and the contamination of its food source, largely as a consequence of DDT, decimated the eagle population. Habitat protection...
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Birds surround two herring fishing boats
The purpose of Migratory Bird Permits is to promote long-term conservation of migratory birds and their habitats and encourage joint stewardship with others.
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Bald eagle up close with wing raised

A large raptor, the bald eagle has a wingspread of about seven feet. Adults have a dark brown body and wings, white head and tail, and a yellow beak. Juveniles are mostly brown with white mottling on the body, tail, and undersides of wings. Adult plumage usually is obtained by the sixth year. In...

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Animalia
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Pacific