http://ecoscraps.com/2008/12/31/smithsonian-reports-spotted-owl-in-danger-again/ A Scrapbook of the Green World Wed, 30 Mar 2011 10:57:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://ecoscraps.com/2008/12/31/smithsonian-reports-spotted-owl-in-danger-again/comment-page-1/#comment-13953 Scott Cooney, Author of Build a Green Small Business: Profitable Ways to Become an Ecopreneur Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:13:42 +0000 http://ecoscraps.com/?p=1071#comment-13953 When the bald eagle declined, it faced pressure from the golden eagle in a variety of places, and it changed ecosystems. The Island Fox on Santa Cruz Island (Channel Islands, outside Santa Barbara) became endangered because the golden eagle preyed on it, and the bald eagle did not. As the USFWS recovered the habitat for bald eagles and captively bred island foxes, both populations have recovered, and golden eagles are no longer a problem on the island. Small changes in ecosystems can wreak havoc! When the bald eagle declined, it faced pressure from the golden eagle in a variety of places, and it changed ecosystems. The Island Fox on Santa Cruz Island (Channel Islands, outside Santa Barbara) became endangered because the golden eagle preyed on it, and the bald eagle did not. As the USFWS recovered the habitat for bald eagles and captively bred island foxes, both populations have recovered, and golden eagles are no longer a problem on the island. Small changes in ecosystems can wreak havoc!

]]> http://ecoscraps.com/2008/12/31/smithsonian-reports-spotted-owl-in-danger-again/comment-page-1/#comment-70672 Scott Cooney, Author of Build Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:13:00 +0000 http://ecoscraps.com/?p=1071#comment-70672 When the bald eagle declined, it faced pressure from the golden eagle in a variety of places, and it changed ecosystems. The Island Fox on Santa Cruz Island (Channel Islands, outside Santa Barbara) became endangered because the golden eagle preyed on it, and the bald eagle did not. As the USFWS recovered the habitat for bald eagles and captively bred island foxes, both populations have recovered, and golden eagles are no longer a problem on the island. Small changes in ecosystems can wreak havoc! When the bald eagle declined, it faced pressure from the golden eagle in a variety of places, and it changed ecosystems. The Island Fox on Santa Cruz Island (Channel Islands, outside Santa Barbara) became endangered because the golden eagle preyed on it, and the bald eagle did not. As the USFWS recovered the habitat for bald eagles and captively bred island foxes, both populations have recovered, and golden eagles are no longer a problem on the island. Small changes in ecosystems can wreak havoc!

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