In the Aleutian Islands in Alaska I found bald eagles that were wilder and tougher than that. They were dirty, they were wet, and they fought with each other, which is not what we expect from our ...

The bald eagle has been a major player in American conservation history. Chosen by Congress as the nation's symbol in 1782, it was soon to become a casualty of the country's social and technological ...

Popular art might just be the answer. Although patriotic art often gets a bad rap—it’s often derided as mawkish or uncritical—I’ve seen how it can bring people together. Over the summer ...

Meanwhile, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service was preparing to delist the bald eagle nationally. To make sure desert nesters weren't a casualty of that delisting, the Center and allies submitted a ...

This story appears in the July 2016 issue of National Geographic magazine. Bald eagles, aka Haliaeetus leucocephalus, seem to be models of decorum. The raptors mate for life, unless one partner ...

As such, it's illegal for anyone in the US to possess or disturb Golden Eagles or Bald Eagles - dead or alive - unless there is a special exemption in place. Under the Bald and Golden Eagle ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A pair of young bald eagles will be released to the wild this weekend following a stint of rehab at the Bramble Park Zoo (BPZ) in Watertown. The pair of birds ...

Wondering what the U.S. national bird is? Although many Americans would guess it is the bald eagle, it technically doesn’t have the national designation. But Congress is moving to change that.

A baby bald eagle that was shot multiple times in northern Pennsylvania is undergoing rehab treatment at a nonprofit wildlife rescue in the Pocono Mountains as officials search for a suspect.

A bald eagle is the victim of a shooting in Missouri as caretakers work to help the injured bird. The seven-pound bird was brought into the World Bird Sanctuary in Valley Park, Missouri ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A pair of rescued bald eagles now call the Pittsburgh Zoo home. Justice and Liberty were injured in the wild and were rescued and rehabilitated by the Alaska Raptor Center in ...

Government officials have not revealed any other species of birds killed.Bald and golden eagles are sacred to many Native Americans. U.S. law prohibits anyone without a permit from killing ...