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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 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 ...
Criminal cases brought by U.S. wildlife officials for killing or harming protected bald and golden eagles dropped sharply in recent years, even as officials ramped up issuing permits that will ...
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.
In December 2016, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed extending the permits issued to wind generation companies to allow them to kill up to 4,200 bald eagles per year without facing a penalty, four times the previous number. The permits would last 30 years, six times the previous 5-year term. [207] [208]
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 ...
Criminal cases brought by U.S. wildlife officials for killing or injuring protected eagles dropped sharply in recent years, even as officials ramped up issuing permits that will allow wind energy ...
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 ...