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Great cormorants threatened in Midcoast Maine

There is a small and dwindling population of great cormorants that nest in Midcoast Maine. These birds, the only great cormorants breeding in the United States, are threatened with extirpation because of their vulnerability to a thriving population of seabird-eating bald eagles. Great cormorants are elegant, intelligent and widely dispersed. There are populations in Europe,

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