Bald eagles thriving here, descended from birds locals renested in ‘70s, ‘80s
Bald eagles are thriving in the Memphis area due to Martha and Jim Waldron’s efforts 40 years ago to band and renest fledglings in a secret cypress at Reelfoot Lake. This bald eagle is rehabilitating at the Mid-South Raptor Center. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Volunteers took fledgling bald eagles to Reelfoot Lake, banded them and then fed and watched them succeed.
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Jane Roberts
Longtime journalist Jane Roberts is a Minnesotan by birth and a Memphian by choice. She's lived and reported in the city more than two decades. She covers business news and features for The Daily Memphian.
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