WEST ORANGE, N.J. (AP) — Along the long road from American icon to endangered species and back again, the bald eagle — the national bird of the United States, often seen against a clear blue ...

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 ...

But after he released a rehabilitated eagle at the 2003 American Bald Eagle Festival in Haines, Alaska, Cook left the event determined to share his treasure trove with the world — and perhaps to ...

A bald eagle named Freedom perches on a branch at the Turtle Back Zoo in West Orange, N.J., on Jan. 15, 2025. AP Photo/Seth Wenig WEST ORANGE, N.J. — Along the long road from American icon to ...