Pallas's fish-eagle  (Haliaeetus leucoryphus)

As with many eagles with large territories and varied habitat requirements, the major threat to the Pallas's fish-eagle is habitat loss and degradation as a result of wetland drainage, agricultural expansion and human settlement. Large trees are often felled, leaving fewer nesting sites, and pollution of wetlands with pesticides and industrial runoff decreases breeding success. Prolific hunting and fishing has also reduced prey populations, leaving too little food to support these eagles. In India, the spread of an introduced water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) has prevented eagles from catching fish, and siltation of lakes following deforestation has reduced fish populations. In Burma these threats are compounded by the development of oil and gas fields (6).

The Pallas's fish-eagle occurs in many protected areas across its range, but little conservation action has been targeted exclusively at this species. Proposed management of this species and its habitat includes surveys to establish the range, status and threats, protection of key populations, sustainable wetland management, limited use of pollutants near wetlands and control of water hyacinths (6).