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Last updated on Tuesday, February 3, 2015
(UNDATED) - The bald eagle population is growing. Naturalists say it is a good sign for area rivers and streams.
The Indiana Department of Natural Resources reintroduced bald eagles to the state more than 20 years ago. Purdue Forestry professor Barney Dunning said since then, the population has taken off.
Dunning says the ecological health of an area can be judged by the predatory bird population.
DNR biologist Dean Zimmerman said there are about 200 bald eagles living along the Wabash from Logansport to Terre Haute. He said the eagle population disappeared in the early 20th century due to habitat loss, but reintroduction in the 1980s is proving to be a huge success.
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