However in Iceland, where the puffin has achieved iconic status among tourists, it is not all bad news.
Based on our Presidential Greatness Poll, and similar surveys by others, Reagan has achieved that status.
Ethanol has achieved hallowed status in the battle to reduce the U.S.' dependence on imported oil.
He has achieved cult status because of his championship pedigree which includes five NBA titles.
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Dyer said it finally hit home that Bagram Batman had achieved celebrity status.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan long ago achieved legendary status and is one of those Washington figures--the FBI's J.
The spin measurement, published in Nature, gives precious clues as to how the black hole grew and achieved supermassive status.
He had achieved Fugitive Status and CNBC was all over the story.
If there is anything that has achieved consensus status among Western intelligence agencies, it is that Saddam has weapons of mass destruction.
The celebrations in 2012 last 10 days, which a spokeswoman said was "one to mark each year since Preston achieved city status".
Proto-Supply Sider (who, among other things, generously cut oppressive tariffs) King Canute achieved mythic status by ordering the tide to cease rising.
Ethanol has achieved hallowed status in the battle to reduce the U.S.' dependence on imported oil (not to mention the battle for votes in Iowa).
Banhart has achieved cult status on many college radio stations, attracting listeners who find the impenetrability of his lyrics to be part of his appeal.
By the '90s, Sonic Youth had become a fixture of college radio stations and achieved cult status with legions of other bands emulating their sound.
Nelson Mandela has achieved demigod status for never renouncing his beliefs.
Mild-mannered and sensitive, but egocentric and neurotic too, he achieved the status of a sage in public but led a private life which was in many ways pathetic.
Honey Langcaster-James, a psychologist who specialises in celebrity behaviour, said so few people achieved star status that it made it difficult to scientifically study the effect on people's lives.
Gough achieved celebrity status off the field when he won the BBC's Celebrity Come Dancing competition in 2005, but insisted his decision to quit was "nothing to do with the entertainment business".
It remains to be seen whether, having achieved the status they coveted, these new universities will now feel self-confident enough to offer their students a distinctive teaching-based education, or whether they will aspire to become fully fledged research universities like their older rivals.
Officially named Hedgelawn's Sharper Image, Mitch has achieved grand champion status in the dog world.
It achieved Foundation Trust status - a supposed mark of excellence in the health service - in 2008.
It said the surveillance was illegal because Mr Dotcom, who was born in Germany, had achieved permanent residency status.
They may have been married before and achieved a certain status, which they hope the next partner will help sustain.
Etsy, the handicraft marketplace, recently achieved B Corp status, affirming its dual intent to deliver value for shareholders and the communities it serves.
Known as "Blade Runner" for his carbon-fiber prostheses, Mr. Pistorius's story of athletic accomplishment after adversity achieved almost folklore status in his native South Africa.
Those two stars have simply been too good for too long, and have achieved an iconic status in the sport as Mr. Murray just begins to blaze his own trail.
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Earlier this month, GM announced that 52 percent of its global facilities have achieved landfill-free status.
One study suggests that people who appeared more confident achieved a higher social status than their peers.
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And the Taxpayer Protection Pledge he debuted more than two decades ago has achieved an almost mythic status among fans and foes alike.
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