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{{Taxonomy
{{Taxonomy
|name=Golden Eagle
|name=Golden Eagle
|image=GoldenEagle.jpg
|image=Golden eagle2.jpg
|caption=
|caption=
|domain=Eukaryota
|domain=Eukaryota
==Threats==
==Threats==
[[File:GoldenEagle.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Juvenile golden eagle in flight.]]
Man is the only threat to golden eagles, which in the United States were placed on protection in 1962 when some 20,000 birds were killed by ranchers. Today, the eagles are still killed occasionally by poisoning or gunshot in North America and Europe. The Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act (16 USC §§ 668–668d) places fines and imprisonment for acts related to taking, killing, or disturbing the birds in any way without prior authorization<ref>http://energy.gov/nepa/downloads/bald-and-golden-eagle-protection-act-16-usc-668-668d-and-related-regulations-50-cfr</ref>. Despite this, wind farms - such as at Altamont Pass, California - have become exempt from these regulations; wind farms have been championed by liberals for years as a source of clean energy, with the trade-off being the deaths of any birds colliding with the turbine blades. The Altamont Pass kills an estimated 116 golden eagles annually<ref>http://savetheeaglesinternational.org/new/us-windfarms-kill-10-20-times-more-than-previously-thought.html</ref>.
Man is the only threat to golden eagles, which in the United States were placed on protection in 1962 when some 20,000 birds were killed by ranchers. Today, the eagles are still killed occasionally by poisoning or gunshot in North America and Europe. The Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act (16 USC §§ 668–668d) places fines and imprisonment for acts related to taking, killing, or disturbing the birds in any way without prior authorization<ref>http://energy.gov/nepa/downloads/bald-and-golden-eagle-protection-act-16-usc-668-668d-and-related-regulations-50-cfr</ref>. Despite this, wind farms - such as at Altamont Pass, California - have become exempt from these regulations; wind farms have been championed by liberals for years as a source of clean energy, with the trade-off being the deaths of any birds colliding with the turbine blades. The Altamont Pass kills an estimated 116 golden eagles annually<ref>http://savetheeaglesinternational.org/new/us-windfarms-kill-10-20-times-more-than-previously-thought.html</ref>.