News tagged with bald eagles
Populations of the threatened black rail may rebound—but don't expect to see one
A bird that since John James Audubon's time has scurried under the radar of all but the most attentive ornithologists, conservationists and naturalists has received protection from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Bald eagles, eaglets found nesting in arms of Arizona cactus
For the first time in decades, bald eagles have been found nesting in an Arizona saguaro cactus.
Tackling a top killer of New Jersey's bald eagles: electrocution
A female bald eagle took flight in September 2014 from the Maurice River in New Jersey's Cumberland County, soaring westward thousands of feet over the Delaware Bay. Nicknamed Millville after her hometown, she made her way ...
Why are bald eagles such great gliders? It's all in the wrist
Birds come in an astounding array of shapes and colours. But it's their physical prowess—like a bald eagle's incredible ability to soar—that captivates human imagination.
Bald eagles have found themselves a new home: Suburbia
For much of the spring, a constant flow of people arrived at a dirt pullout on a mountain road a few miles above Azusa, each craving a glimpse of 10-pound celebrities with 7-foot wingspans and the charisma that politicians ...
Editorial: Trump guts the Endangered Species Act. Polar bears and bald eagles, take notice
The Trump administration announced reckless and potentially devastating new rules Monday that will weaken the Endangered Species Act, which currently bestows a mantle of protection over 1,663 species of animals and plants. ...
Four years after California's largest dam removal project, how are the fish doing?
Four years ago, construction crews with huge jackhammers tore apart a 10-story concrete dam in the wooded canyons of the Carmel River, between the Big Sur hills and the beach front town of Carmel.
Can sound protect eagles from wind turbine collisions?
Every year, bald and golden eagles are killed when they inadvertently fly into wind turbine blades. One possible way to prevent these deaths is to chase the birds away with acoustic signals—sound. To determine what types ...
Bald eagle died of lead poisoning in Montana's Glacier Park
A bald eagle found dead in Montana's Glacier National Park died of lead poisoning.
Why the feds should protect Midwest wolves from slaughter
The bald eagle is America's symbol, but 70 years ago it was nearly extinct. Once numbering as many as half a million, the population in the lower 48 states had been reduced to fewer than 1,000 by pesticides, hunting and destruction ...