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Closure of Lake Pleasant eagle breeding area ends
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PHOENIX – Boaters and anglers can enjoy Lake Pleasant even more, starting on Friday afternoon, March 31, when the closure of the eagle breeding area at the lake ends. As soon as the buoys currently blocking off the area are removed, people will legally be able to use the section for recreation.
Every year, the Arizona Game and Fish Department closes about 21 bald eagle breeding areas during the winter and spring, in order to help protect the birds' efforts to produce young. Human activities and low-flying planes can disrupt breeding attempts. This year, the closure at Lake Pleasant, which is about 30 miles north of downtown Phoenix, is ending earlier than expected.

"The pair of bald eagles at Lake Pleasant never laid eggs, even though normal courtship and nest-building activities were observed," says James Driscoll, head of the Arizona Game and Fish Department's Bald Eagle Management Program. "We are unsure of the exact reason why these eagles did not reproduce this year. They had been portraying all of the behaviors of a pair that was ready to reproduce."

Closures remain in effect at several other locations in Arizona, including sites along the Salt, Verde, San Carlos and Little Colorado rivers; at several lakes; and at Tonto Creek, until June 30. The Lake Pleasant breeding area will close again on Dec. 15 for the next breeding season.
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