The EMUs correspond to Bird Conservation Regions for golden eagles, and Service administrative regions for bald eagles. The Service established the current management objective with the 2009 Eagle Permit Rule: consistent with the goal of stable or increasing breeding populations within each EMU over at least five eagle generations. The Service’s Current Eagle Management Objective Alternatively, to provide for more flexibility in permitting, the Service could adopt a more risk-tolerant approach.
For example, when information is less certain, more conservative choices can be made to avoid risk. The level of risk the Service is willing to take when some information to inform management decisions is unknown. Whether or not the Service also sets an upper limit on take at a smaller scale than the EMU to prevent permitting-induced population “sinks” (decreases in local breeding populations). Each geographic area is an “eagle management unit” (EMU). The areas over which population objectives are set. The goal for the number of eagles in the wild and the timeframe to meet that goal. The management objectives do not have to be the same for both bald eagles and golden eagles.Īt least four elements could be considered when setting the management objective: Management objectives direct strategic management and monitoring and, ultimately, determine the amount of permitted eagle take that can be allowed. These objectives must be in accordance with the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act (Eagle Act). Management objectives shape how the US Fish and Wildlife Service plans to preserve eagle populations. Management Objectives for Bald and Golden Eagles
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