America's national bird is doing great. The government's proposed cuts to nature protections could put that at risk.

Bald eagles, with their striking white heads and dark brown bodies, are iconic symbols of strength and freedom in the ...

Characteristics and Attributes of the Bald Eagle Physical Features Bald eagles are mighty and majestic creatures that have become a symbol of strength, independence, and freedom.

The bald eagle's recovery hit a major milestone at a local level in 1983, when the first eagle nest since the 1950s was documented at White River National Wildlife Refuge. Since that time, the ...

See the video for interesting facts and characteristics of our official national bird. Although they have been our national symbol since 1782, bald eagles faced extinction at one point in time.

Bald eagles are pretty easy to spot in the sky. If you can't make out that bright white head, Walker says there are other notable characteristics to look for, like their size. Bald eagles have a ...

Nearly all bald eagle nests in Florida are built within 1.8 miles of water. Territory size varies depending on habitat and prey density but is thought to be anywhere from 0.6 to 1.2 square miles.

A bill to officially make the bald eagle the U.S. national bird has taken flight. The bill will head to President Joe Biden for his approval after members of the House of Representatives OK’d it ...

After long being an unofficial symbol, the white head, yellow beak bald eagle became the official U.S. bird on Christmas Eve. President Biden signed 50 bills into law Tuesday. Among them was ...

And while bald eagle populations declined over the last several decades, it’s starting to bounce back with “an estimated 4% population growth each year between 1966 and 2019,” officials said.

There were over 315,000 bald eagles across the contiguous United States in 2019, the agency estimated, four times the population of the bird just a decade earlier.

This bald eagle is grounded. An overweight eagle was recently grounded by its plump physique after having a little bit too much to eat. The Missouri Department of Conservation was first given ...