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.

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.

One possible interpretation is that Burgum simply cares about birds. Or the bald eagle, anyway, a

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