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As Bald Eagles Recover, Oregon Proposes To Dial Back Protections

Oregon is proposing to relax protections for bald eagles on private land. A series of public hearings on the rule change began Wednesday.

Recovery of the bald eagle is considered to be an endangered-species success story. The eagle was taken off the federal list of endangered species in 2007. Oregon delisted it in 2012.

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Jes Burns is a reporter for OPB's Science & Environment unit. Jes has a degree in English literature from Duke University and a master's degree from the University of Oregon's School of Journalism and Communications.