The bald eagle, our national bird, is flying high once again! In 2007, after more than 30 years of protection by the Endangered Species Act, the bald eagle was removed from the list of endangered and threatened species. While only 417 pairs of nesting bald eagles existed in 1963, thanks to years of safeguarding and the banning of DDT, the Fish and Wildlife Service estimates that there are currently 9,789 pairs of nesting bald eagles in the United States. The Western Great Lakes and Northern Rockies gray wolves and Yellowstone grizzly bears were also recently removed from the endangered species list. Work remains, however, with 607 animals in the United States still considered endangered or threatened by the Fish and Wildlife Service.
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