Generations of Americans have seen the bald eagle on the backs of the quarters they put in vending machines and the rugs fictional presidents step on in political dramas. But until Monday ...

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: The bald eagle joins the rose, the bison, and the oak tree as an official American symbol ...

John Tlumacki / The Boston Globe via Getty Images The bald eagle is featured on American military insignia ... “When we look at some of the issues that are facing other natural resources ...

Bald eagles were nearly eliminated from much of their native range by the 1960s, but have rebounded. Now, they've been declared America's national bird.

The eagle has landed - not once, but twice. Two American football fans got the surprise of their lives on Saturday when a North American bald eagle went rogue at a college football game in Texas ...

Thomson recommended it be replaced with a bald eagle, a species native to North America. Congress adopted the design in 1782, cementing the bald eagle's status as an American icon. The species ...

The bald eagle is associated with America as a national symbol — as American as apple pie — but it’s never been official. President Joe Biden signed a law that makes the bald eagle officially a ...