[geeks] this HAS to be a parody

[Bill Bradford]

On Wed, May 01, 2002 at 02:16:15PM -0700, Fogg, James wrote:
> I certainly hope so.
> Besides, the American Bald Eagle offer would put them in jail.

I think they're "threatened" now instead of "endangered":

http://species.fws.gov/bio_eagl.html

"Until recently, the bald eagle was listed as endangered under the Endangered 
Species Act in 43 of the lower 48 states and listed as threatened in Michigan, 
Minnesota, Oregon, Washington, and Wisconsin. (There are about 40,000 bald 
eagles in Alaska and none in Hawaii.) "Endangered" means a species is 
considered in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of 
its range, while "threatened" is a less dire category, meaning a species is 
considered likely to become endangered but not in danger of extinction. 

Then, in July 1995, the Fish and Wildlife Service announced that bald eagles 
in the lower 48 states have recovered to the point that those populations that 
were previously considered endangered are now considered threatened. 
Subsequently, the Service formally upgraded those populations under the 
Endangered Species Act to mark this progress -- another endangered species 
success story. "

Bill

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