A golden eagle spent about eight months recovering from a wing injury after it was hit by a car on a Colorado highway before it was ready to fly home to the wilderness, photos and video shows.

The bird was "engorged" after consuming a raccoon, according to wildlife officials Marina Watts is a Digital Writer, Music at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2024. Her work has previously ...

A bald eagle in Missouri that was believed to be injured actually had a peculiar reason for why it was unable to fly: it was too fat. Officials with the Missouri Department of Conservation captured ...

This bald eagle is grounded. An overweight eagle was recently grounded by its plump physique after having a little bit too much to eat. The Missouri Department of Conservation was first given reports ...

REPUBLIC, Mo. (Gray News) - A bald eagle originally believed to be injured was captured only for rescuers to discover it was just full from a heavy meal. The Missouri Department of Conservation ...

A bald eagle initially thought to be injured because it couldn’t fly was found to be healthy after wildlife officials determined the bird was just "too fat" after feasting on roadkill. The bald eagle ...

REPUBLIC, Mo. — Painstaking hours spent capturing and attempting to diagnose a bald eagle in southern Missouri resulted in what seemed like a practical joke. Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) ...