Will we name another national symbol or what? The reason I ask is because the bald eagle was on the endangered species list...however, now, it is only on the threatened list. So, it may not become extinct..or at least, not any time soon. But, what would happen if it did? Anything?
Thanks for the answers.
2007-01-16 14:23:56 · 21 answers · asked by Led*Zep*Babe 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
Alex Valere....I never said they were endangered. I said they use to be.
2007-01-16 14:50:21 · update #1
The bald eagle is a long way from becoming extinct; just hang out in Alaska and watch the hundreds of eagles that collect there.
I think that if it were to become extinct, it would stay the national symbol. Did you know that Ben Franklin wanted to use the turkey as our national symbol?
2007-01-16 14:27:23 · answer #1 · answered by rita_alabama 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The same thing they did the last time the numbers ran down: import some more. As someone already said, there are some in Alaska, plenty more in Nova Scotia (Canada). At one time, some were taken from Cape Breton (East part of Nova Scotia) and moved to Western USA.
PS:
Jean Luc Picard was (is? will be?) French (his family grows wine grapes). Although the actor William Shatner is Canadian, Capt. James Tiberius Kirk is an American; he might be a better choice.
PS #2: Lobsters are carrion eaters too. Before WW2, people wouldn't be caught eating lobster. It was used to fertilize fields. Rich people ate Baloney, only the very poor ate... euckh.. lobster.
2007-01-16 14:35:26 · answer #2 · answered by Raymond 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nothing would happen. And yes it came off the endangerd species list which means soon we'll be able to hunt and eat delicious bald eagle. Mmmmm.
Probably wouldn't taste that good though since it's a carrion eater.
2007-01-16 14:29:56 · answer #3 · answered by actionfolksinger 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The basis of your question is wrong. The bald eagle is no longer endangered, in fact, there is an overabundance of them.
If it did ever become extinct, I believe that the buffalo would be an equally iconic figure for America.
2007-01-16 14:46:15 · answer #4 · answered by Sir Alex Awesome Valentine, Esq. 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
If we have a nuclear war we will all become extinct so we really wouldn't have any use for the bald eagle.
2007-01-16 14:38:25 · answer #5 · answered by Ms Lety 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it would be disrespectful to remove it as a national symbol, besides the symbolism is still there. it'd probably just be another half-mast flag day, and hopefully a wake up call to people to do more for endangered/protected species.
2007-01-16 14:28:28 · answer #6 · answered by Bored Enough To Be Here 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I think the "house fly" would be a good replacement. You can kill as many as you want and still no chance of extinction. If someone could play with it's genes, maybe we could have a wingless house fly too.
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2007-01-16 14:52:16 · answer #7 · answered by americanmalearlington 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Maybe we can name the turkey the national bird. It was Ben Franklin's original suggestion. Not much chance of extinction and everyone likes turkey.
2007-01-16 14:27:16 · answer #8 · answered by ignoramus 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Import them from Canada. They are very plentiful here in Nova Scotia. There were more nesting pairs (800 estimated) near Wolfville, NS, a few years ago than the entire estimated population in the USA...... and they do not need passports!!! :-)
2007-01-16 14:29:16 · answer #9 · answered by waynebudd 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Put Jean Luke Picard on the dollar bill?
2007-01-16 14:27:46 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋