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Bald Eagle Taken Off Endangered Species List

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Bald eagles have officially been taken off the endangered species list with a recorded 11,000 pairs found in the U.S. in 2007.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that the bald eagle is no longer on the endangered species list. The bald eagle population has increased from 417 pairs in 1963 to over 11,000 pairs in 2007.

According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the bald eagle is no longer an endangered species, as the population has grown from 417 pairs in 1963 to over 11,000 pairs in 2007.

This increase in population is attributed to Federal protection of the bird, a ban on the pesticide DDT, and a breeding program.

Although the bald eagle will no longer be protected under the Endangered Species Act, hunting or harassing the bird will still be illegal under the Bald Eagle Protection Act of 1940.

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Roddy Scheer, emagazine.com, 2007 United States (National)

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Wild Animals Animal Law Conservation Endangered Species English Birds

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