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The twisted reason why the Trump administration claims to care about eagles

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A bald eagle perched on a tree in Seward, Alaska. The state has the largest bald eagle population in the country. | Hasan Akbas/Anadolu via Getty Images

The Trump administration is worried, it would seem, about eagles — like, the big birds of prey with sharp talons and famously good eyesight.

Earlier this month, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, who oversees endangered species, wrote on X that wind-energy projects kill eagles, including the iconic bald eagle, and his agency would work to protect them from harm.

Wind projects are known to kill eagles, and climate extremists in the Biden admin still greenlit scores of these projects.
@Interior is enforcing the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act to ensure that our national bird is not sacrificed for unreliable wind facilities! pic.twitter.com/MFh25QneKw

— Secretary Doug Burgum (@SecretaryBurgum) August 4, 2025

He even appended a memo to the post that directs the US Fish and Wildlife Service, which falls under Burgum’s command, to enforce an existing law called the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act to make sure that these birds are not “sacrificed” for wind power. The law makes killing or harming eagles without a government permit illegal.........

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