Minnesota’s bald eagle population has increased by 28 percent during the past five years, state Department of Natural Resource officials announced Tuesday. Scientists found 872 nesting pairs last spring, according to authorities, nearly 200 more than were found in 2000.
“Any way you look at it, Minnesota’s bald eagles have made a dramatic comeback over the past half century and continue to tell an endangered species success story,” said Rich Baker, project coordinator for the DNR.
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