Bald eagle, shortnose sturgeon among threatened, endangered species in T&D Region

The eagle has returned. Well, at least in a national sense. The bald eagle, the United States’ national bird, was recently taken off the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants. Yet, in South Carolina and in counties like Orangeburg and Calhoun, the bird is one of several animals listed as a rare, threatened and endangered species.