What are the Bald Eagles enemies besides people?
Not many. Humans and our activities are definitely the biggest problem for eagles. But, occasionally other bald eagles will be a problem, fighting each other, especially over prime breeding territories. Raccoons can also be a problem to nesting eagles. Attracted by fish scraps and smells at the base of nest trees, raccoons have no problem scaling trees 80 feet high or higher to “investigate”, sometimes killing the young eaglets in the nest. This has happened in many places, including here in NY and in Massachusetts.
