There were many decades in which the U.S. national symbol was believed to be headed for extinction, but the species has since made a remarkable comeback. The Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act was passed in 1940 to keep the bi...

Did you know that the bald eagle has symbolized America, as well as being its national bird, since 1782? Settlers arriving in America chose the name bald eagle, believing the bird was the common European Sea Eagle. No European h...