The bald eagle is the national bird and symbol of the United States. In 1782, the Continental Congress adopted the bald eagle ...

In the pending Montana poaching case, the defendant and accomplices allegedly killed about 3,600 birds — including golden and bald eagles — during what one defendant called a “killing spree ...

BILLINGS, Mont. — America’s golden eagles face a rising threat from a black market for their feathers used in Native American powwows and other ceremonies, according to wildlife officials ...

On its back, wings splayed, bill and talons slashing, was a golden eagle. A camera trap captured these rare images of a golden eagle attacking a young sika deer in the Russian Far East. Linda ...

Yet it’s unable to meet demand for eagle wings, tails and whole birds, even as powwows become more elaborate and competitive. That’s left an opening for criminals to exploit Native Americans ...

Eagle feathers are displayed on a table at the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service’s National Eagle Repository in Commerce City, Colo., on March 8, 2024.

BILLINGS, Mont. — America’s golden eagles face a rising threat from a black market for their feathers used in Native American powwows and other ceremonies, according to wildlife officials ...

A dry-erase board in the processing area showed how demand far outstrips supply: 1,242 requests pending for whole immature golden eagles with only 17 available. More than 600 requests for wings; 40 ...