It’s being called the most successful breeding season for bald eagles in the Channel Islands in decades. 24 bald eagle chicks fledged from nests on the island, the highest number since efforts to save the endangered birds began more than three decades ago.
The bald eagles were so close to extinction the few remaining birds in the wile were captured for a captive breeding program. Once the numbers were up, they were re-introduced into the wild.
This year, biologists say they were able to document 19 breeding pairs of bald eagles on the islands.