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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service removed the bald eagle from the Endangered Species List
The bald eagle was adopted as the national symbol in 1782. At that time, this large bird was not uncommon, and there may have been more than 100,000 bald eagles in what would become the lower 48 states. However, only 417 nesting pairs could be fou...
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