New Protections Proposed for Bald Eagles
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By JOHN HEILPRIN  WASHINGTON - The Fish and Wildlife Service wants to replace four decades of federal protections for the American bald eagle with new rules against disturbing it.
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A proposed change in how the federal government measures water for fish in the Sacramento-San Joaquin river delta has environmental groups alarmed and California officials concerned about potential harm to wildlife habitat.
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The Associated Press  RALEIGH - Bird flocks at a proposed Navy landing strip in eastern North Carolina could be controlled with fireworks, chemical repellents and dogs, federal officials say.   If those tactics don't work, the U.S.
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The following editorial appeared in the Kansas City Star on Thursday, June 21:  The Bush administration unfortunately has reopened an old controversy with its plan to reduce protected habitat for the northern spotted owl in the Pacific Northwest.
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - After 15 years of checking bald eagle nests from small planes, there are now an estimated 100 nesting pairs, up from 77 the previous year and 10 times the state's recovery goal under the Endangered Species Act.
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There are few better places to try and see a bald eagle than at the Mason Neck National Wildlife Refuge in Fairfax County, Va.
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By Wade Rawlins, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Mar. 7--Federal officials are recommending driving away bird flocks at a proposed Navy landing strip in coastal North Carolina by using dogs, fireworks, poison and guns.   The measures are included in a U.S.
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The bald eagle is out of the woods but  other birds of prey are in trouble.
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By Lawrence Latane Iii, Richmond Times-Dispatch  Feb. 10--WARSAW  -- The Richmond County Board of Supervisors late Thursday night killed a proposed subdivision slated for one of the most important bald-eagle habitats on the East Coast.
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Conservationists launched a three-year project on Tuesday to protect millions of migrating birds which are indiscriminately targeted by hunters in North Africa and the Middle East.
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Urgent action is needed to prevent further declines in albatross and petrel populations, wildlife groups recommend.
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The bald eagle  left the list of threatened and endangered species just in time for Independence Day last week, but will things look as good for another symbolic creature come Easter?
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The bald eagle, America's national symbol, is flying high after spending three decades in recovery. On Thursday, the U.S. took the eagle off the Endangered Species Act's "threatened" list.
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Wind energy may be emerging as an important alternative power source for the Northwest, but there are concerns about the danger to hawks and eagles as turbines expand to wild areas of the Columbia River Gorge.
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By Paul Rogers, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Feb. 19--Over the next few weeks, thousands of bald eagles in California and across the West will make their annual flight northward to nesting and feeding grounds in Canada.
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By Sophia Maines, Journal-World, Lawrence, Kan.  Dec. 12--Grab your binoculars.   The majestic bald eagles are in town, and more are on the way to this favorite winter-feeding destination.
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By Kristen Wyatt Associated Press  BLACKWATER NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, Md. -- There's no golf course or hotel coming to the quiet marshes around this refuge, a spot prized by birdwatchers for its bustling waterfowl and bald eagle populations.