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Article: BALD EAGLE FLYING HIGH, TO SHED ENDANGERED STATUS.(FRONT)
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- The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)
- Article date:
- June 17, 1999
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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 can solve its ecological problems, experts said.
With hoopla befitting a national symbol's recovery, the Clinton administration will announce its proposal to take the bald eagle off the critical list on or near July Fourth, said U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officials. That will mark the start of a yearlong bureaucratic process to remove the bird ...