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Golden Eagle Research Sponsored by Avangrid

Raptor student Ashley Santiago holding a Golden Eagle nestling in southwestern Idaho
Raptor student Ashley Santiago holding a Golden Eagle nestling in southwestern Idaho

Boise State University Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior PhD candidate Ashley Santiago (Master of Science in Raptor Biology, ’24), M.S. Raptor Biology student Kevin Myers, and Raptor Research Center Director Julie Heath (M.S. Raptor Biology, ’96, Department of Biological Sciences) were featured in a recent Boise State News article “Protecting golden eagles with industry partner Avangrid.”

“It was a brisk, windy day in the Owyhee Mountains of southwestern Idaho — ideal for eagles soaring overhead on thermals, but a little less cozy for the researchers. Fortunately, the excitement of rappelling down cliff faces to inspect and treat eagles’ nests and hatchlings dispelled any thoughts of discomfort…”