Mitigation Credits to Offset Incidental Take of Eagles
U.S. Fish & Wildlife
Service Authorized
The Eagle ILF Program is authorized by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to sell compensatory mitigation credits for Bald Eagles and Golden Eagles throughout the United States. The Eagle ILF Program revolutionized eagle mitigation by creating the first mitigation banking option for the species. The Eagle ILF Program is authorized to sell eagle credits under the 2024 Eagle Rule.
High Quality Mitigation
Our primary goal is to provide high-quality mitigation to offset eagle take specified in permits and other authorizations by the USFWS primarily through the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act.
How the Program Works
Mitigation
Providing technically advanced, standardized, and repeatable mitigation measures across all USFWS Eagle Management Units.
Loss Avoidance
Ensuring mitigation meets years of avoided loss required in eagle take permits.
Implementation
Simplifying implementation of compensatory mitigation for eagle take permittees, electric utilities, and regulatory agencies.
Efficiency
Increasing efficiency for retrofitting poles for eagle mitigation.
Accounting
Providing an effective and transparent accounting structure for collecting in-lieu fees, disbursing mitigation funds, and reporting conservation outcomes.
Monitoring
Utilizing appropriate monitoring and reporting practices to provide data, accountability and transparency to the USFWS for use in eagle management, modeling, and recovery decision making.
Transparency
Working in an efficient and transparent manner with the USFWS to implement mitigation actions.