Avian flu hits bald eagles in Michigan and Ohio

The bald eagle population has made a significant recovery since 1979 when only four nests remained in Ohio while chemical pollution prevented successful reproduction. 
The Ohio Division of Wildlife recently reported that after conducting aerial surveys, observers counted 964 actively nesting pairs in 87 of Ohio’s 88 counties. However, even with a population in the low thousands, they are still vulnerable to catastrophic weather events and diseases that can reverse the gains made by this slow to reproduce species.

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