WASHINGTON — Despite a few high-profile conservation success stories — like the dramatic comeback of bald eagle populations in North America — birds of prey are in decline worldwide.
A new analysis of data from the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and BirdLife International found that 30 percent of 557 raptor species worldwide are considered near threatened, vulnerable or endangered or critically endangered.
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