Mystery as five bald eagles found dead in Michigan ‘not due to natural causes’

NewsWorldAmericasMystery as five bald eagles found dead in Michigan ‘not due to natural causes’The birds were discovered on the banks of Lake Michigan over a period of two weeksJulia Musto in New York Tuesday 28 April 2026 18:24 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2966448","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/bald-eagle-deaths-michigan-birds-b2966448.html","title":"Five bald eagles found dead in Michigan: Deaths ‘not due to natural causes’"}}CloseBald eagle rescued in Fairbanks, AlaskaThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveEveningHeadlinesUSNews","regSourceSection":"Americas","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}Five bald eagles have been found dead, baffling Michigan officials who are now...