Eagle rescue attempt in Hastings ultimately ends in tragedy
It was a rescue almost right out of a movie. A handful of neighbors all fighting to save a group of baby eaglets.
It was a rescue almost right out of a movie. A handful of neighbors all fighting to save a group of baby eaglets.
Dozens of bald eagles have been spotted along Lake Traverse in western Minnesota over the last few days.
The live stream had been going strong for 10 years, but this spring the nest fell from 100 feet to the ground, and the eaglet did not survive. The DNR says the nest weighed about 2,000 pounds and was 20 years old.
The Minnesota DNR's beloved EagleCam will soon be switched back on after a lengthy hiatus, and a second camera will likely go live in the coming months.
Deputies swooped in to rescue a pair of quarreling eagles on Leech Lake Monday.
The eaglet who hatched on the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources' EagleCam livestream last week has died after its nest fell from its tree Sunday morning.
The eaglet who hatched on the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources' EagleCam livestream last week has died after its nest fell from its tree Sunday morning.
The DNR said that the mother is always the one on the nest at night. The eaglet survives off of the egg's remnants for its first 24 hours of life.
An eaglet hatched in the nest featured on the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources' EagleCam Sunday, the agency said.
One of the most popular glimpses into nature's wonder is in full swing.
The Minnesota DNR EagleCam is getting a lot of attention, especially last week, when the bald eagle mother was draped in snow keeping two eggs warm. Since then, the DNR says one of the eggs has broken. Winter is a brutal season here in Minnesota, but Jeff Wagner learned it's the perfect time for these majestic birds to start a new family.
The Minnesota DNR EagleCam is getting a lot of attention, especially last week, when the bald eagle mother was draped in snow keeping two eggs warm. Since then, the DNR says one of the eggs has broken. Winter is a brutal season here in Minnesota, but Jeff Wagner learned it's the perfect time for these majestic birds to start a new family.
"The last few days, the female has been slowing down, spending more time in the nest and the male has been bringing food to her in the nest. These were all signs that an egg was imminent," the DNR said.
The first egg of the season arrived Wednesday afternoon in the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources' EagleCam nest.
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The Raptor Center says 11 bald eagles were found poisoned at a Minnesota landfill, and one has already died.
At least 13 bald eagles were likely poisoned by scavenging the carcasses of euthanized animals that were improperly dumped at a Minnesota landfill, and three of the majestic birds have died.
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An eaglet that many have been watching on the Minnesota DNR’s EagleCam took its first big leap Thursday morning.
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While on the campaign trail in 2020, then President Donald Trump promised that if he lost Minnesota* he would never come back. Four years later, Trump will be back Friday to headline one of the biggest fundraisers of the year for the Minnesota GOP, the Lincoln Reagan dinner in St. Paul. In Talking Points, Esme Murphy spoke with Professor Larry Jacobs about Trump's chances of winning Minnesota's electoral college.
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