This story appears in the January 2015 issue of National Geographic magazine. The eagle is a national symbol, not just for Americans, but for Germans like me and many other people too ...
The bald eagle has been a major player in American conservation history. Chosen by Congress as the nation's symbol in 1782, it was soon to become a casualty of the country's social and technological ...
If a gutless, angry loner like the bald eagle is a more fitting ... It’s mostly about the American flag, which is nice, but having a national symbol play off another national symbol seems ...
Bald eagles are the only eagles unique to North America, and they have been a major success story in American conservation. Chosen by Congress as the nation's symbol in 1782, the bald eagle was ...