A veterinarian saved the life of a badly injured American bald eagle using a pioneering fish skin graft procedure more commonly used for human wound, releasing the bird back into the wild in a symbolic act ahead of the Fourth of July holiday. The adult raptor named Kere was found by a park visitor in […]
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Bald Eagles and Ospreys Are Soaring Back in Pennsylvania
In a dramatic turn for wildlife Conservation, bald eagles and ospreys are making an extraordinary comeback in Pennsylvania. According to The Philadelphia Inquirer’s Anthony R. Wood, the latest data from the Pennsylvania Bird Atlas reveals more than 400 eagle nests already identified across the state—and it’s only year two of the five-year project. Back in […]
Telemetry: Tracking Bald Eagles in Real Time
We often say that the science of bird banding is like putting a message in a bottle and throwing it into the ocean. Data can only be recorded if someone else finds the bottle, or in other words, resights the bird and reports its band. While this data is useful, it is limited. Now, the […]
“If an eagle fell, I had to carry it back up without being torn apart” How one woman helped save the bald eagle
In the 1970s, the bald eagle was on the verge of extinction. Thanks in part to the pioneering work of one young biologist, this magnificent bird has made a spectacular comeback. Sailing through the air with its colossal, 2m wings outstretched, white head and yellow beak contrasting with its dark body, there’s no mistaking one […]
Trump orders likely to drive species’ extinction, wildlife advocates warn
Donald Trump’s administration, backed by House Republicans and Elon Musk’s Doge agency, are carrying out an attack on the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and federal wildlife agencies that, if successful, will almost certainly drive numerous species into extinction, environmental advocates warn. The three-pronged attack is designed to freeze endangered wildlife protections to more quickly push […]
Two Bald Eagles Found Tangled In A Tree In Horrifying Predicament
Is this a secret metaphor for America or something? A hiker recently came across two bald eagles tangled with each other and hanging from a tree. Hiker Kerr Will could barely believe his eyes when he came across the two birds locked in an embrace. The two eagles were tangled up with each other in […]
Avian flu likely killed dozens of geese found in Otisco Lake and Seneca River
On cold winter mornings, Paul Pacelli enjoys walking along the Seneca River in the village of Baldwinsville to watch bald eagles snatch fish from the open water near the dam. On Jan. 20, he noticed something unusual and disturbing: a handful of sick and dying Canada geese laying limp on the ice, unable to lift […]
Idaho Fish and Game investigating killing of bald eagle near Sandpoint
Idaho wildlife officials are investigating the illegal shooting of a bald eagle near Sandpoint last month. The Idaho Department of Fish and Game said in a news release that the eagle was believed to have been killed between Dec. 24 and 26 near Sunnyside Road close to Fisherman Island on Lake Pend Oreille. The eagle […]