With a single golden eagle feather fetching upwards of $500 on the black market, the incentive for illegal hunters and traders has grown dramatically. The demand is driven not just by collectors ...

Adults are dark brown with a golden sheen on the back of the head and neck. Young golden eagles have neatly defined white patches at ... the same size as the bald eagle, the golden eagle is ...

with young golden eagles in particular targeted because of high value placed on their white and black wing feathers. Golden eagles, which are federally protected but not considered endangered ...

The black-and-white hawk-eagle is a little-researched ... “We know of more active golden eagle nests in Mexico than of these tropical eagles together,” Monroy-Ojeda says, referring the species ...

It takes five years for a golden eagle to reach maturity, and first-year birds have prominent white splashes at the base of the tail and on the underwings. They become increasingly dark with age.

Two decades after being reintroduced to Ireland, two majestic eagle species are still battling to establish themselves. Both golden and white-tailed eagles were once widespread on the island ...