Tag: Bald Eagle

Electrocuted raptors aren’t exactly going out with a blaze of glory—but they’re certainly causing blazes in some parts of central California. New research has linked bird electrocution on power lines...

A pair of bald eagles in British Columbia are raising a red-tailed hawk chick in their nest. A nest camera put out by the wildlife rescue society Growls captured the...

The best way to eliminate brucellosis-infected remains before they can infect nearby moose, elk or cattle may be simple: just eat it. Brucellosis is a major problem in western states....

Vermont is preparing to remove the bald eagle its list of threatened and endangered species. In 2008, it was the only state in the continental U.S. without a breeding pair....

In the 1970s, the pesticide DDT had decimated bald eagle populations in Colorado. Only one to four nests existed statewide, and none on the densely populated Front Range. Since then,...

As wind energy increases in the United States, researchers are looking for ways to protect birds that are at risk of dying from striking wind turbines. One way is through...

Indications of rat poison appeared in the majority of eagles that researchers recently tested, raising concern about its effects on the species. In a study published in PLOS ONE, a...

Toxic bacteria that grows on invasive plants in the southern U.S. may be responsible for mysterious eagle deaths. Bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) have been dying from a neurodegenerative disease called...

Detection devices using cameras and artificial intelligence algorithms can reduce eagle deaths around wind farms. “If [the device] calculates that the eagle is at risk of collision, it’ll shut down...

An analysis of more than three decades of necropsy data show that vehicle collisions and lead poisoning are the main causes of death for Michigan bald eagles. The Michigan Department...