Kathy Benner, director of the American Bald Eagle Foundation, discusses the remarkable population recovery of the bald eagle since the 1972 ban on DDT. Operating out of Haines, Alaska, the foundation functions as a natural history museum and raptor center dedicated to the rescue and rehabilitation of injured wild birds. Benner highlights their mission of public education using non-releasable avian ambassadors to connect visitors with wildlife conservation.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices