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Man pleads guilty in eagle ‘killing spree’ on reservation to sell feathers on black market

Mar. 20, 2024 17:56 PM EDT

MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — 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 feathers and body parts on the black market. Travis John Branson...

Hatch watch is underway at a California bald eagle nest monitored by a popular online camera feed

Feb. 29, 2024 16:06 PM EST

BIG BEAR LAKE, Calif. (AP) — Hatch watch is underway in Southern California mountains. Three bald eagle chicks could emerge this week from eggs laid in a nest monitored by nature lovers via a popular online camera feed. The mother, Jackie, laid the eggs in late January atop a tree...

Man to plead guilty in 'killing spree' of eagles and other birds for feathers prized by tribes

Feb. 27, 2024 18:39 PM EST

A Washington state man accused of helping kill more than 3,000 birds — including eagles on a Montana Indian reservation — then illegally selling their carcasses and feathers intends to plead guilty to illegal wildlife trafficking and other criminal charges, court documents show. ...

LSU football coach Brian Kelly releases bald eagle, treated by the university, back into the wild

Feb. 02, 2024 17:18 PM EST

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — College coach Brian Kelly is used to managing the Louisiana State University Tigers, the school's beloved football team, but on Friday he was face to face with a bald eagle. Standing on a levee along the Mississippi River in Baton Rouge — about a mile from...

Montana man convicted of killing eagles is sentenced to 3 years in prison for related gun violations

Jan. 24, 2024 19:32 PM EST

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A Montana felon previously convicted of killing eagles to sell their parts on the black market was sentenced to three years in federal prison on Wednesday for related gun violations. U.S. District Judge Susan Watters in Billings sentenced Harvey Hugs, 60,...