A man pleaded guilty to killing bald eagles and hawks in an effort to protect the ducks on his property so he could hunt them ...

One of the birds caught in a trap Smith had set up struggled for over seven hours before he beat it to death with a pole, court documents stated.

Both of Big Bear’s famous bald eaglets have left the nest. Why now: Gizmo, the younger eaglet, took her first flight on Sat., ...

A Virginia man was sentenced to one day in jail and a fine of nearly $10,000 after officials say he admitted to killing over ...

Spread the loveWilliam Curtis Smith was sentenced to one day in prison and ordered to pay a $9,800 fine for killing 20 ...

One of the Big Bear eaglets, Sunny, flew the nest for the first time, thrilling fans of the live webcam that monitors the ...

Smith admitted to using a trap and a banned neurotoxin to poison fish in order to sicken over 20 raptors on his property.

Big Bear's beloved bald eagles, Jackie and Shadow, are a step closer to becoming empty nesters after one of their two female ...

The birds are expected to fledge, or fly for the first time, between 10 and 14 weeks of age. Sunny turned 10 weeks old on Tuesday, and Gizmo hits that mark on Saturday.

An immature bald eagle perches on a tree in Big Marsh Park in the South Deering neighborhood of Chicago on Dec. 28, 2024. (Tess Crowley/Chicago Tribune) Franklin wrote the eagle was “a bird of ...

First she hovered, and now she’s flown! Eaglet Sunny stretched her wings on Monday and flew out of the family nest for the ...