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American bald eagle to land off list of endangered species, Clinton says
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The American bald eagle, the living symbol of the nation since
1782, is back from the brink of extinction and now can be removed
from the endangered species list, President Clinton said Friday.
Celebrating a three-decade struggle to protect the bald eagle
against pesticides and encroachments on its habitat, Clinton
announced a process that is expected to remove the majestic bird from
the list by July 2000.
"It's hard to think of a better way to celebrate the birth of a
nation tha...
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Bald eagle makes a comeback
Daily Breeze
; It doesn't get much more red, white and blue than fireworks, hot dogs, apple pie and the American bald eagle. Fortunately, fireworks, hot dogs and apple pie have never gone out of favor. But sadly, because of man, the bald eagle almost went out of existence. Now, because of man, the bald eagle is
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Bald Eagle Soars Back From the Brink
U.S. Newswire
; To: ENVIRONMENTAL EDITORS Contact: Tony Iallonardo of the National Audubon Society, +1-202- 861-2242 ext. 3042 NEW YORK, June 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Citizen science is confirming the wisdom of an historic action that federal officials plan to formalize within days -- removing the resurgent
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Bald eagle is soaring again
Chicago Sun-Times
; ... this summer in Sacramento, Calif., the eagle's removal from the list could become law as early as late 1999. "This is super good news that may be the greatest success story yet of the Endangered Species Act," says Jody Millar, bald eagle recovery coordinator ...
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BALD EAGLE FLYING HIGH, TO SHED ENDANGERED STATUS.(FRONT)
The Virginian Pilot
; Byline: STAFF AND WIRE REPORT WASHINGTON -- The bald eagle is about to soar off the endangered species list. The majestic national bird was emblematic of how America poisoned its environment when it nearly disappeared from the lower 48 states 35 years ago. Now its recovery symbolizes how the nation
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Interior Department to remove bald eagle from endangered species list. (Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers)
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service
; WASHINGTON _ In 1961, when Dorothy Waltz of Mendota Heights, Minn., gave birth to her son, Bob, she feared that he would never see a bald eagle, one of the nation's proudest symbols, except in zoos or in pictures. The beautiful bird was on the brink of extinction in the continental United States,
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