Two men were charged in Montana after shooting and killing over 3,000 birds, including bald and golden eagles, and selling them for profit on the black market.

The indictment described Branson and Paul trafficking golden and bald eagles or their parts on at least 11 occasions between December 2020 and the stop of Branson by law enforcement on March 13, 2021.

Eagle rules: Carcasses and body parts must be turned over to the federal government. Published: Feb. 25, 2011, ... Last year, 32 dead bald eagles were turned in from New York.

Bald eagles, the U.S. national ... in Montana accused two men of killing about 3,600 birds and recorded at least 13 incidents in which protected eagles or their body parts were sold.

The Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act was enacted in 1940 to protect the bald eagle. In 1962, Congress extended the Act to protect golden eagles.

It's unlawful under federal law to possess the carcass of a bald or golden eagle, or any of its parts. (Jerry E. Reed) A Port Dickinson man was arrested recently and charged with offering bald ...

A man is set to plead guilty Wednesday to killing 3,600 birds, including protected eagles, and selling their body parts and feathers on a black market. Travis John Branson of Washington state ...

WOODBURY, Minn. (NEXSTAR) — Body parts from eight raptors, including four bald eagles, were dumped in a Minnesota neighborhood last week, and federal authorities are offering a $2,500 reward for ...

A man helped kill at least 118 eagles to sell their feathers and body parts on the black market as part of a long-running wildlife trafficking ring in the western U.S. that allegedly killed ...

WOODBURY, Minn. (NEXSTAR) — Body parts from eight raptors, including four bald eagles, were dumped in a Minnesota neighborhood last week, and federal authorities are offering a $2,500 reward for ...