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Eagle Flies Off 'Threatened' List

After 40 years, national symbol returns from brink of extinction

By Dustin Lushing, Newser Staff

Posted Jun 28, 2007 3:32 PM CDT

(Newser) – The national bird is no longer threatened with extinction, an achievement the Interior Department celebrated today by letting a bald eagle frolic in the skies above the Jefferson Memorial. Thanks in large part to conservation laws, the number of nesting pairs has grown more than... Read full story »

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