America's national bird is more beleaguered than previously believed, with nearly half of bald eagles tested across the U.S. showing signs of chronic lead exposure, according to a study published Thursday.
Ecology
Feb 17, 2022
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Something was just not right.
Ecology
Feb 14, 2022
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Thirteen years after Vermont lost the ignominious distinction of being the only state in the continental United States without any breeding pairs of bald eagles, the state is moving to remove the iconic national symbol from ...
Ecology
Oct 7, 2021
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The administration of President Joe Biden on Friday announced it would restore protections under the Endangered Species Act, a law credited with saving iconic animals like the gray wolf and bald eagle, which were loosened ...
Ecology
Jun 5, 2021
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Life in the midst of a pandemic offers precious little to celebrate, but the California condor success story should warm all of our hearts.
Plants & Animals
Mar 29, 2021
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The alarm bells began ringing when dozens of eagles were found dead near an Arkansas lake.
Plants & Animals
Mar 25, 2021
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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.
Plants & Animals
Mar 24, 2021
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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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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.
Plants & Animals
Dec 16, 2020
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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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