Eagles are predators the same as wolves.
Lots of old timers shot the fugk out of them.
I think protecting any animal on the verge of extinction is prudent, but I can't fathom why anybody gives a fugk about some guy popping a couple in 2020.
Bald eagles are as much if not more scavenger than they are predator.
But it is harder to engender warm and fuzzy feelings over a scavenger vs. what is perceived to be a predator.