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Government Gives Tribe OK to Kill 2 Bald Eagles

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 15:33:44 CDT

The US Fish and Wildlife Service has taken the unusual step of issuing a permit allowing an American Indian tribe to kill two bald eagles for religious purposes. The agency's decision comes after the Northern Arapaho Tribe in Wyoming filed a federal lawsuit last year contending the refusal to issue...

Beheaded Bald Eagle Found in Louisiana

John Johnson — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 14:19:00 CDT

Louisiana wildlife officials say someone shot and beheaded a bald eagle, then disposed of it in a ditch, reports AP . They're offering a $2,000 reward for information, and the culprit better hopes it doesn't work: The offense can bring six-figure fines and possibly jail time. It's the fifth bald...

Sanctuary Counts Record Number of Bald Eagles

Nick McMaster — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 17:38:45 CST

More good news on the bald eagle front: Bird watchers at a major Pennsylvania preserve counted a record number this year—407, beating the previous mark of 245 set only two years ago, reports AP . This year may end up being a statistical anomaly, but it's part of longer-term trend...

Religious Claim in Bald Eagle Killing Doesn't Fly

Mat Probasco — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 03:51:18 CDT

When Winslow Friday shot a bald eagle out of a tree in a Wyoming Indian reservation four years ago, he was hoping to provide his cousin with a headdress for an upcoming Sun Dance. What he got were federal charges for killing the protected bird. It's a law his northern...

Bush Pardons Eagle Killer

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 11:02:01 CST

Twelve years after pleading guilty to federal charges in the deaths of three bald eagles, Leslie Owen Collier learned last week that his name was cleared: He was pardoned by President Bush. "I guess I was humbled is the best way to say it—I never thought it would happen,...

Bald Beauty to Get Bionic Beak

Peter Fearon — Tue, 06 May 2008 07:55:13 CDT

A bald eagle that has survived three years without most of her upper beak is to be given a unique artificial one made from a nylon composite, reports the AP . The eagle, named Beauty, was found starving to death in Alaska in 2005, much of her beak shot away by...

World, Don't Fret Over Aussie Kangaroo Cull

Jonas Oransky — Fri, 02 May 2008 19:37:34 CDT

Worldwide outrage over a plan to cull 400 kangaroos in Australia doesn't surprise native Robert Skeffington, he writes in the Wall Street Journal. But he argues that outsiders are missing key facts: The ubiquitous 'roo would overwhelm Aussies if not for such measures, and the hoppers happen to taste good,...