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information and facts Considered the most regal bird in the sky,
Eagles are large diurnal predatory birds. They have keen vision,
great strength and great powers of flight. Related to the kite,
hawk, and falcon they can be found throughout the world. The
American eagle or bald eagle which is also known by the name of
white headed eagle is the United States emblem and America's
national bird. The United States Government took steps to
safeguard one prominent non-migratory species when in 1940
congress became convinced that the American national symbol was
threatened with extinction and pass the Bald Eagle Protection
Act. This law has twice been strengthened by amendments, most
recently in 1972 after Wyoming ranchers were caught poisoning
eagles and shooting them from helicopters. Starting in 1966, the
Endangered Species Acts extended the principle embodied in the
Bald Eagle Act to all species that could be demonstrated to be
in jeopardy. The bald