The bald eagle was removed from New Jersey’s list of endangered species last month. From one nesting pair of eagles 50 years ago, New Jersey is now closing in on 300. This is the time of year ...

A family visiting the Eagle Creek Ornithology Center watched as the 5-year-old bald eagle, Carson, made his way down from a ...

New Jersey’s bald eagle population has swelled thanks to aggressive conservation efforts over the last 40 years. The state has gone from one pair of nesting eagles in 1980 to over 200.

Many Native Americans are marking ceremonies like graduations with bald eagle feathers, a form of reverence for the bird they ...

A baby bald eagle hatched at Duke Farms in Hillsborough on Friday. Another one is expected to hatch soon. There were 309 bald eagles born in New Jersey a year ago.

Maret, conservation officer with the Idaho Department of Fish and Game, arrived and tried to toss a blanket over it. The ...

This bird of prey that is our proud national symbol was almost wiped out. ... By 1978 the bald eagle, considered being in danger of extinction, was listed as “endangered” throughout 48 states.

The bald eagle population hit an all-time low in the 1960s, with just 417 nesting pairs in the continental U.S, according to the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute.

The bald eagle, an historic symbol of the nation for more than 200 years, made a soaring comeback from near extinction, and now, finally, has been officially named America's national bird.

“I am proud to work alongside the National Eagle Center in Wabasha to introduce this legislation which will officially classify the bald eagle as the national bird — its proper place of honor ...