In 1782, the bald eagle was chosen as the emblem of the United States for its long life, strength, and majestic looks. It has since come to represent freedom and independence in American culture, ...

The birds have been in an environmental updraft since the early 2000s, when the U.S. government took them off its endangered species list.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. America’s national bird, the bald eagle, is having a moment. The eagles are in a sort of environmental ...

Bald eagle at National Conservation Training Center. The bald eagle almost did not survive to become our national symbol. Overhunting nearly wiped out the bald eagle in the early decades of the ...

America’s national bird, the bald eagle, is having a moment WEST ... The birds are revered in a number of Native American cultures as symbols of strength, particularly in the Pacific Northwest ...

The bald eagle became the United States national bird on Dec. 24, 2024, approximately 242 years after most Americans assumed it already was our national bird. In 1782 the bald eagle was placed on ...

thought better of the similar appearing bird and made it the unofficial American mascot. In spite of Franklin’s disdain, the eagle has appeared on our currency, our Philadelphia football teams and ...

WEST ORANGE, N.J. (AP) — Along the long road from American icon to endangered species and back again, the bald eagle — the national ... American cultures as symbols of strength, particularly ...