A daring attempt to save a young bald eagle trapped for weeks in the rugged Plumas National Forest ended sadly, despite the ...

On Christmas Eve, President Joe Biden signed into law a bill that amended title 36 of the United States Code and designated the bald eagle as the official national bird.The bill was sponsored by ...

The bald eagle, a symbol of the power and the strength of the United States for more than 240 years officially became the country’s national bird on Christmas Eve. It once avoided Chicago like ...

The bald eagle, once teetering on the brink of extinction, has made a significant comeback in the United States. Long a symbol of national pride, the raptor is experiencing a resurgence both in ...

After learning the U.S. doesn't officially recognize the bald eagle as its national bird, a Minnesota man swooped in and wrote a bill for Congress. This week, Biden signed it into law.

Hundreds of thousands have tuned into the 24/7 nest livestream. Two bald eagles whose nesting process has gone viral on YouTube have welcomed a third baby eagle. Eagles Jackie and Shadow, who make ...

Other bald eagle facts. The bald eagle was voted our national seal in 1782. To help preserve the bird’s declining numbers, Congress passed the Bald Eagle Protection Act in 1940.

The bald eagle was once an endangered species in the United States, until 1995, and was later removed from the threatened species list, in 2007.

The bald eagle has (almost) landed as the national bird of the United States after the House on Monday cleared the bill to make the designation official.. All that remains is a signature from ...

The bald eagle's decline was largely attributed to the widespread use of DDT, an insecticide that weakened eagle eggshells, leading to population collapse. The chemical was banned in 1972, setting ...