Bald eagles once neared extinction in Maryland due to DDT. Now, thanks to conservation efforts, their population has soared ...

Maryland’s bald eagle population has surged from 44 breeding pairs in 1977 to over 1,400 in 2025, a recovery driven by ...

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

Bald eagles were nearly wiped out in the 1970s. Over 50 years later, conservation efforts have paid off big time in Maryland.

A bald eagle and a red fox faced off over a pile of fish scraps in a Maryland backyard just feet away from a swing set.

“The bald eagle has been a poster child for the effectiveness of the Endangered Species Act,” says Bill Bowerman, professor of wildlife ecology and toxicology at the University of Maryland.

Thanks to the banning of the pesticide DDT, the bald eagle continues to make a comeback. “Bald eagles are a very good example ...

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