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 ...

The National Eagle Center stated the bald eagle becoming the national bird is important, because it unifies all Americans.

America's bird: The bald eagle joins the rose, the bison, and the oak tree as an official American symbol How did the bald eagle become a national symbol? The bald eagle first emerged as a ...

the American Bald Eagle attempting to take down a Canada Goose.," he noted. This became a symbol of real-life political events, as the timing of this natural encounter coincides with heightened ...

An American bald eagle learned that lesson ... The raptor gave up and took flight. The bald eagle is the national symbol of the United States and appears on its official seal.