This magnificent bird of prey flies over Grand Tetons National Park in Wyoming. The bald eagle is part of a conservation success story, for our national bird was once headed toward extinction. A rapid decline in bald eagle populations was one of the motivating factors in establishing the Endangered Species Act of 1973. The chemical pesticide DDT, previously thought to be safe, was causing high mortality rates for bald eagle chicks, as well as many other birds exposed to the chemical. DDT was banned, and the eagles’ numbers began to rise again.
A species no longer at risk
Today in History
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Happy Hobbit Day
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Wildlife Conservation Day
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Eben Ice Caves, Upper Peninsula, Michigan
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World Jellyfish Day
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A new park with a new mission
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A wassailing we go
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A rock in a wild place
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Falling for Tennessee
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Assembling the Smithsonian
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Yosemite National Park anniversary
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Cordouan Lighthouse, France
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Mada’in Saleh archeological site in Saudi Arabia
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Southern gemsbok in the savannah, Botswana
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Alam-Pedja Nature Reserve, Estonia
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Celebrating the Acadians
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Dragon dance performed in Chenzhou, Hunan Province, China
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Polar bear capital of the world
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Humpback whales in Maui, Hawaii
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Corfe gets creepy
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World Whale Day
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High seas commerce
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World Theater Day
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National Aviation Day
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A ‘Superior’ paddle
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The Children’s Cultural Festival in Reykjavik begins today
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Things are looking up
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A species worth defending
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Mont-Saint-Michel
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It s Slovenia s Independence and Unity Day
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Apple Tree Day