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The Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 668-668d) is a United States federal statute that protects two species of eagle.The bald eagle was chosen as a national emblem of the United States by the Continental Congress of 1782 and was given legal protection by the Bald Eagle Protection Act of 1940.
A Washington state man accused of helping kill thousands of birds pleaded guilty in federal court on Wednesday to shooting eagles on an American Indian reservation in Montana and selling their ...
Two men in Montana have been federally indicted for allegedly killing around 3,600 birds – including bald and golden eagles – and selling them on the black market.
A grand jury indicted two men on charges of going on a years-long "killing spree" of around 3,600 bids, including federally protected bald eagles, and selling "this country's national symbol" on ...
Under the Eagle Protection Act, wounding or killing an eagle can result in a fine of $100,000 and one year in prison for a first offense, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Two men killed about 3,600 birds, including bald and golden eagles, during a “killing spree” on Montana's Flathead Indian Reservation and elsewhere, then sold eagle parts on a black market ...
Some exceptions to the act, including the eagle feather law, are enacted in federal regulations (50 CFR 22), which regulate the taking, possession, and transportation of bald eagles, golden eagles, and their "parts, nests, and eggs" for "scientific, educational, and depredation control purposes; for the religious purposes of American Indian ...
At least 118 eagles and 107 hawks were killed when two men went on "killing spree" to sell their feathers and body parts on the black market. Man who killed 118 eagles in years-long wildlife ...