On June 28^th, 2007 the Bald Eagle Was Removed from the Federal

question 25

Essay

On June 28^th, 2007 the bald eagle was removed from the federal list of threatened and endangered species. Suggest two possible factors that have contributed to bald eagle pairs increasing from 417 in 1963 to 9,250 pairs in 2006.

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