Summary: Reform of America’s political system seems impossible. To fight despair we can gain inspiration by looking at our national animal, the Bald Eagle. Like America, they are majestic yet had fallen to near extinction — yet with determined effort we brought them back to thrive across the continental USA (49 States). The Federal government listed them as “endangered” in 1967, and reduced their risk level to “threatened” in 2007. Together we can do the same for the Republic.
Trivia note: the old English word “balde” means white, referring to white feathers on the eagle’s head.
He’s wet, cold, and angry at us.
Either we act stronger or we should get a new national animal.
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How were they brought back? Through hard work and prudent government action: prohibition on use of DDT, restrictions on hunting, regulation of water pollution, captive breeding programs, protection of nesting sites, nd other programs. A people working together can accomplish amazing things.
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Status report by the Center for Population Diversity (8 August 2007); the Bald Eagle’s population exceeds 11,000 breeding pairs. It shows the graph of the long-term trend in your State. Also see the fact sheets about the Bald Eagle by the US Fish and Wildlife Service.
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- Why the Turkey is not our national bird, and a reminder that America belongs to us.
- Forgotten what political reform looks like? See this reminder by Taylor Swift.
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Watch and learn.
We can learn much about citizenship by watching them.
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