America’s Bald Eagle No Longer an Endangered Species
The Bald Eagle is no longer on the U.S. Threatened and Endangered List. After some 40 years of being on the list, conservation efforts have led to the increased numbers in population.
Several measures have aided in the effort to bring the Bald Eagle back, including the banning of an environmentally unsound insecticide called DDT in 1972, the passing of a Congress law in 1940 making it illegal to kill Bald Eagles, and being placed in the Endangered Species Act in 1995.
Now there are more than 10,000 pairs breeding nationwide, Bald Eagles are located plentifully enough, in Alaska and in the lower 48 states.
Source [About.com/Environment]
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