We Screwed Up: There Are Now Too Many Bald Eagles
Dear Mr. President,
I’ll give it to you straight. The American bald eagle population is dangerously out of control.
At the dawn of the 20th century, our nation held a mighty 100,000 nesting pairs of eagles. You know the history, Mr. President: In our carelessness and greed, we decimated them through deforestation, DDT spraying, and rapacious bird…
