Only decades after hovering on the brink of extinction, the bald eagle - the US national symbol - has been taken off the endangered and threatened species list.
From just 417 pairs in 1963, its population has climbed to an estimated 9,789 pairs in 2006 across the US, excluding Alaska and Hawaii.
By Laura Smith-Spark BBC News, Washington
From just 417 pairs in 1963, its population has climbed to an estimated 9,789 pairs in 2006 across the US, excluding Alaska and Hawaii.
By Laura Smith-Spark BBC News, Washington
