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

The bald eagle was removed from the Endangered Species Act in 2007 and the conservation status of the species is now classified as “least concern.” Penalties for Killing Bald Eagles. Today, ...

MISSOULA, Mont. – Two men killed about 3,600 birds, including bald and golden eagles, during a “killing spree” on Montana’s Flathead Indian Reservation and elsewhere, then sold eagle parts ...

A bald eagle on Saturday is perched at Tiburon Golf Club in Naples, Florida. A pair of eagle poachers in Montana killed about 3,600 birds in roughly six years and illegally sold tails and wings ...

ROLLING HILLS, Wyo. (AP) — Criminal cases brought by U.S. wildlife officials for killing or harming protected bald and golden eagles dropped sharply in recent years, even as officials ramped up ...

Bald eagle nest failures and deaths are piling up at an “alarming rate” as a result of the highly infectious avian influenza, University of Georgia researchers announced this week. The avian ...

Bald eagle nest failures and deaths are piling up at an “alarming rate” as a result of the highly infectious avian influenza, University of Georgia researchers announced this week. The avian ...

The remaining raptors hailed from other states and had been killed by the usual things that kill eagles: lead poisoning, cars, electrocution, starvation, and illegal hunting. Fourteen eagles—a third ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — Two men killed about 3,600 birds, including bald and golden eagles, during a “killing spree” on Montana’s Flathead Indian Reservation and elsewher… ...

Some permits include direct payments for dead eagles — about $30,000 per bird. Numerous permits allow the killing of bald eagles with no compensation required. Article content.