Wild Horse Wind Facility - Eagle Incidental Take Permit

Bald eagle landing
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Location/Size: Kittitas County, WA.  273 MW.   https://www.pse.com/pages/tours-and-recreation/wild-horse?srce=wildhorse

Eagle Take Permit Issued/Expires: 11/5/2019 - 1/31/2034

Authorized Take:  26 Golden eagles and 8 Bald eagles over 15 years

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A large bird with brown feathers, white head, and yellow beak flies against a pale blue sky
The Migratory Bird Program works with partners to protect, restore and conserve bird populations and their habitats for the benefit of future generations by: ensuring long-term ecological sustainability of all migratory bird populations, increasing socioeconomic benefits derived from birds,...
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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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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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