Phoenix the Eagle

Literally an Eagle vs Government moment, this is going viral on US News. Phoenix is a rescued female bald eagle in Athens, Tennessee, saved by the town's mayor Larry Eaton. Earlier this month the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ordered her to be euthanized by August 17th while she was recovering at the Owl Ridge Raptor Center. Mayor Eaton refused to let it happen. He made countless calls, sent emails, brought in Senator Bill Hagerty's office, and fought for her life. Two days before the deadline, federal officials reversed the directive. Phoenix has now been saved and a permanent home is already secured for her. America's national symbol was hours away from being put down and one mayor's fight for a bird changed the outcome.