Conservation Status
The Crowned Eagle is fairly common in suitable habitat, though its numbers show decline in sync with deforestation. Declines appear to be widespread and may be increasing due to clear-cutting. It is far more common in protected areas and reserves than elsewhere in its range, though is still recorded consistently outside of these areas. In 2012 the species was uplisted to Near Threatened by IUCN.
Like the Martial Eagle, the Crowned has throughout modern history been persecuted by farmers, who hold that the bird is a threat to their livestock. In fact, both the Crowned and Martial Eagles only rarely attacks livestock. On the other hand, some foresters actually encourage protection of populations, due to the controlling effect Crowned Eagles have on populations of potentially harmful mammals.
In April 1996 the world's first captive-born Crowned Eagle hatched at the San Diego Zoo. Among ISIS registered zoos, only San Diego Zoo, San Francisco Zoo, Los Angeles Zoo, Fort Worth Zoo and Lowry Park Zoo have this species.
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