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 ...

On Christmas Eve, a small group of bystanders watched as a young golden eagle was released into Black Star Canyon in Silverado, 10 days after it was found out in the ocean. The large bird ...

(AP) — Two men killed about 3,600 birds, including bald and golden eagles, during a “killing spree” on Montana’s Flathead Indian Reservation and elsewhere, then sold eagle parts on a black ...

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 ...