Famed bald eagle couple Jackie and Shadow briefly flew the coop July 4 during Big Bear Lake fireworks celebration. By late Saturday night, they had returned.

The story highlights the vital work that takes place at the local level. Rescuers capture bald eagle to give it second chance ...

Even taking feathers found in the wild can be a crime. In the late 1800s, America was home to around 100,000 nesting bald eagles. Habitat destruction and hunting nearly made the birds extinct, ...

A bald eagle that was found with gunshot wounds to the upper beak and left wing sits quietly as it recovers in a cage in a rehab center at the World Bird Sanctuary in Valley Park, Mo., Monday, Aug ...

A bald eagle that was found with gunshot wounds to the upper beak and left wing sits quietly as it recovers in a cage in a rehab center at the World Bird Sanctuary in Valley Park, Mo., Monday, Aug ...

Habitat destruction and hunting nearly made the birds extinct, prompting Congress to pass the Bald Eagle Protection Act in 1940 that made it illegal to possess, kill or sell bald eagles.

The Milan Bottoms stretches over 3,500 acres of floodplain and bottomland hardwood forests that provide habitat to protected species, including red-shouldered hawks and bald eagles.

Colorado’s bald eagle population is thriving. After dwindling to three or four nests in the 1970s, there are now estimated to be over 300 nests across the state. In the last decade, this growth has ...