12 Mar, 2008
Remarks as Prepared for Delivery For the Honorable Dirk Kempthorne, Secretary of the Interior, during the Delisting of the American Bald Eagle, at the Jefferson Memorial, Washington, D.C., on June 28, 2007
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Today, I am proud to announce: the eagle has returned.
In 1963, the lower 48 states were home to barely 400 nesting pairs of bald eagles. Today, after decades of conservation effort, they are home to some 10,000 nesting pairs, a 25-fold increase in the last 40 years.
