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2008 Commemorative Coins Celebrate The Recovery of Bald Eagle to American Skies
Posted on October 06, 2008
The U.S. Mint is helping to bring America's favorite bird back to its native skies!Once abundant throughout American territories, the Bald Eagle has been negatively impacted by poaching, habitat destruction, pesticides and food source contamination. Its population has dropped from approximately 100,000 nesting pairs at the nation's founding to just over 400 nesting pairs in the early 1960's.The Bald Eagle, nearing the brink of extinction just 35 years ago, has made remarkable progress and is still expanding its presence throughout our nation's lands and skies. Public Law 108-486, sign...
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