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

A bipartisan bill that would officially recognize the bald eagle, one of America's most iconic animals, as the national bird will head to the desk of President Joe Biden for signature after 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 had been on the nation’s Great Seal since the Revolutionary War and upheld as a proud emblem of the nation, but it was never codified in law as the official bird.

Over the next few decades, the bald eagle populations recovered. By 2007, there were nearly 10,000 nesting pairs in the U.S. and bald eagles were removed from the endangered species list.

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 ...

The bald eagle wasn’t officially chosen as the national bird until 1789. A Real Debate. Franklin suggested a Biblical scene of Moses and Pharaoh.

The bald eagle represented both a bona fide species and one that lives only in North America. A true all-American, it asserted national and cultural distinction from European influences.

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.

A bald eagle died 48 hours after it was struck by an automobile in northeast Wisconsin. Wildlife officials say the bird will now undergo an animal autopsy.

A bald eagle initially thought to be injured because it couldn’t fly was found to be healthy after wildlife officials determined the bird was just "too fat" after feasting on roadkill.