Bald eagle is soaring again

From: Chicago Sun-Times | Date: September 27, 1998| Author: DANIEL B. WOOD | Copyright information

Haliaeetus leucocephalus is back.

The rapturous raptor known more simply as the American bald eagle is swooping its stealthy claws into so many lakes, rivers and streams from coast to coast that federal officials are set to remove the national symbol from the endangered species list.

Classified as endangered in 1978, the bald eagle was reclassified into the less-periled category of "threatened" three years ago. After regional, state-by-state hearings that began this summer i...

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