The Bald Eagle’s undeniable majesty has earned it longtime status as the mascot of the United States, but the bird also has ...

Two Honduran nationals believed to be illegal migrants were arrested in Nebraska on Tuesday after gunning down a North American bald eagle with the intention of cooking and eating it.

Bald eagles are powerful symbols of America—but there’s a whole lot more to these quirky birds.

Deputies located the vehicle and the two men in a field, where they found the suspects with a dead North American Bald Eagle, the sheriff’s office said. INDIANA AUTHORITIES OFFER UP TO $500 FOR ...

A federal agency is offering a $2,500 reward for tips on who fatally shot an American bald eagle last month in north Alabama. The mature American bald eagle was found Dec. 8 near Mt. Hope in ...

Two men are facing criminal charges after authorities said they entered private property in Nebraska and shot a North American bald eagle with the intent to eat it. The two men, both 20, were ...

Nationally, the return of bald eagles to the United States is considered a conservation success story. In 2007, they were removed from the Endangered Species List as the population reached nearly ...

The bald eagle, chosen as a national emblem in 1782, is protected under the federal Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act. Enacted in 1940, the law forbids the “taking” of bald eagles – as ...

The bald eagle was removed from Endangered Species Act protection in 2007, and its estimated population grew to 316,700 by 2019. But recently , the species have faced a new threat: lead poisoning .