Enrique Gili is a freelance writer covering Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability (The bald eagle, long a national symbol of freedom, has be removed from the Endangered Species list just in time for the 4th of July. Conservationists breath a sigh of relief and developers start priming thier chain saws.
Government biologists have documented nearly 10,000 nesting pairs of bald eagles, including at least one pair in each of the 48 contiguous states. This compares to only 417 such pairs in 1963 when the bird was on the verge of disappearing everywhere in the country except for Alaska. (LA TImes)
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