Once dwindling due to insecticide use and other environmental harms, the birds have made a significant come-back.

Bald eagles and ospreys were removed from the state Endangered Species List after years of recovery efforts, the DEP commissioner announced Monday.

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy's administration removed bald eagles and ospreys from the state's endangered species list following a decades-long recovery effort.

There is a rescued bald eagle who lives at the Turtle Back Zoo in West Orange, New Jersey, named “Freedom.” His name mirrors the principle our nation holds most dear. Now, his name can take on another meaning: freedom from being an endangered species.

The populations of the birds of prey have rebounded over the past 40 years after they dwindled largely due to DDT insecticide use.