European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 23, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Bald eagles numbers Are rising steadily the Bald Eagle in flight is a riveting spectacle its White head and White Tail feathers contrasting starkly with its dark Brown 6-foot wings As it soars High in the air. In a nest below two fledgling Chicks wait to be fed perhaps with a fish the Hunting Parent finds along a River Bank. A no matter if its the first or the 250,000th Eagle you see it docs something to you inside a says Terry Ingram of Apple River 111., who May have counted More eagles than any other american. A it mesmerizes Bald eagles Are Birds of prey or raptors. They Are on the Federal endangered species list but Are making a dramatic comeback. They have not attracted As much attention lately As has a fellow Raptor the spotted owl the focal Point of the controversy Over logging practices in the Pacific Northwest. But Birds of prey inevitably attract some attention. Worldwide they make up 288 species. They include eagles Hawks owls and Falcons. They Are Graceful fliers efficient Hunters and energetic cleanup Crews of rodents and Carrion. They Are creatures of Romance and mystery engendering human fascination. Occasionally they engender outright dislike As when they kill chickens or Small pets. This sometimes results in their deaths by shooting or poisoning despite educational campaigns and Federal Protection. In the United states the Bald Eagle flies in a league of its own. It has been the National Symbol since 1782. In the nations Early years before White settlers Westward expansion Between 25,000 and 100,000 eagles flew unchallenged. As european civilization spread eagles gradually declined. By 1963, under the onslaught of the insecticide Dot the decline had become catastrophic. Only 400 nesting pairs remained in the entire United states. Dot was banned in 1972. Since then Bald eagles have gradually recovered. By 1989, according to fish and wildlife service estimates 2,660 pairs of Bald eagles were nesting in the United states. Daniel l. James who oversees the endangered raptors program for the . Fish and wildlife service Calls the Rise in the Bald Eagle population an a exciting but it has not been without drawbacks. The recovery has led the service to consider reducing the eagles classification from endangered to threatened a proposal that quickly generated opposition. Among those who object to reclassification is Edward e. Clark jr., president of the wildlife Center of the proposed reclassification plays politics with the most treasured wild animal in our society a Clark wrote James. Citing a 40 percent Breeding failure among Bald eagles on Chesapeake Bay in 1989, he also warned of new dangerous pesticides a until such known threats which can be removed Are removed the not the Bald Eagle soon May be removed from the endangered species list. Eagle must not be arguing the other Way is Terry Mceneaney an ornithologist at Yellowstone National Park Home of 14 nesting pairs of Bald eagles. Other specific Laws besides the endangered species act protect the Eagle and Mceneaney would like to see reclassification so that More Money could be spent on less known Raptor species. But veterinarian Patrick Redig founder of the Raptor research and rehabilitation program in St. Paul minn., has doubts about Bald eagles despite the current successes. Quot there a a lot of pressure on them a he says. A a we re on kind of a plateau right now. But the future of the Bald Eagle is not our National Symbol he warns still needs our help. National geographic at a glance Romania size 91,699 Square Miles slightly smaller than new York and Pennsylvania combined population 23,155,000 1989 estimate main language romanian hungarian German currency leu 77$ 1 travel restrictions visas available at Border and airports overview about one third of Romania is mountainous with the Carpathian mountains and transylvanian Alps forming an arc that cuts though the country. On the Eastern and Southern fringes of the mountains Are Foothills and Grassy Plains extending to the prut and Danube Rivers which form part of romanians Borders. Agriculture remains a major Industry with much of the country a natural resources remaining untapped. Romania has one of the lowest standards of living in Europe. The capital Bucharest is a mix of Modem buildings and sections Many centuries old. Its a fact Romania has a Rich cultural history especially in Folk music and dance that owes a great debt to gypsies who once wandered throughout the country by the thousands. Sunday september 23,1990 q cicadas seem to sound their chorus All Day Long. Do they a a it May not be the same species that is singing during the Middle of the Day As the one that is singing at dusk. Some species sing Only during the Day some at Dawn and dusk and some All Day Long said Thomas e. Moore biology professor at the University of Michigan. And he added All violate those rules particularly at the end of the season. There Are 35 species of cicadas and a Given area could Harbor As Many As eight species making it Likely that different species Are responsible for the Day and Twilight songs. Light intensity triggers the songs and each species has a preferred level of Light to begin singing Moore said. The songs function is to get sexually responsive cicadas together Moore said. After that is done All that is needed is enough Light to see. If a person with Long legs ant one with Short legs work out on identical treadmills set at the same Speed does the one with Short legs work harder a other things being equal the person with Shorter legs would be moving his or her legs faster and probably be doing More i work if the two weighed exactly the same said Carl v. Gisolfi a professor in exercise science at the University of Iowa. The Pace of the longer legged Walker would have to be increased to equalize the amount of work. The physical condition of the Walker plays a part As does the walkers weight Gisolfi said. He said the heavier person would definitely be doing a Little More work to keep up. New York times
