International investigation discovers bald eagles' killer
The alarm bells began ringing when dozens of eagles were found dead near an Arkansas lake.
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US report: Bald eagle populations soar in lower 48 states
The number of American bald eagles has quadrupled since 2009, with more than 300,000 birds soaring over the lower 48 states, government scientists said in a report Wednesday.
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Mar 24, 2021
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Bioaccumulation of phased-out fire retardants is slowly declining in bald eagles
Research published in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry shows that the presence of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in bald eagle populations is slowly declining. Bald eagles are apex predators that nest and, more ...
Environment
Mar 10, 2021
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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.
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Dec 16, 2020
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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.
Ecology
Apr 16, 2020
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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 ...
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Feb 24, 2020
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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.
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Oct 23, 2019
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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 ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 23, 2019
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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. ...
Ecology
Aug 13, 2019
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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.
Ecology
May 27, 2019
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