Golden Eagle

Jul. 07, 1964 - Experts Go Mountaineering - to preserve the rapidly vanishing Golden Eagle. The Golden Eagle - which is rapidly becoming an extremely rare bird - in spite of being protected by law practically everywhere - is still to be found in the mountain regions of Switzerland. Recently exerts went mountaineering up the face of the 2, 000 m. peaks of Mount Pilatus for the purpose of ringing young birds in their native aerie's risking their lives in an effort to preserve the noble creatures. Photo Shows: A Golden Eagle - only a few months old - in its aerie, up the face of the 2, 000 m. high Mount Pilatus, Switzerland

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Aerie Becoming Everywhere Experts Extremely Mountaineering Peaks Pilatus Practically Preserve Protected Purpose Rapidly Regions Ringing Risking Spite Vanishing

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