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US report: Bald eagle populations soar in lower 48 states

by Matthew Daly
| March 24, 2021 6:03 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of American bald eagles has quadrupled since 2009, with more than 300,000 birds soaring over the lower 48 states, government scientists said in a report Wednesday.

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