The bald eagle in 1782, soon after the United States won its independence, the bald eagle was chosen as the national bird of the new country.0:03
American leaders chose the eagle as a symbol of their country because it is a bird of strength and courage and because it was found all over North America and only in North America today, a little over 200 years0:17
later, the bald eagle has almost disappeared from the country.0:33
In 1972, there were only 3,000 bald eagles in the United States.0:38
The reason for this was pollution, especially pollution of the rivers by pesticides.0:44
Pesticides are chemicals used to kill insects and other animals that destroy crops.0:51
But rain often washes pesticides into rivers.0:59
Pesticides pollute the rivers and poison the fish.1:04
Eagles eat these fish, and then the eggs eagles lay are not healthy.1:08
Unfortunately, eagles lay only two or three eggs a year.1:13
So the number of eagles quickly became smaller.1:18
Today, the American government and the American people are trying to protect the bald eagle.1:23
The number of bald eagles is slowly becoming bigger.1:28
Let's hope that the American national bird will survive and will always be a symbol of courage and strength.1:32
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