U.S. bald eagle population being threatened by lead poisoning 02:39. A Washington state man accused of helping kill thousands of birds is expected to plead guilty Wednesday to shooting eagles on ...

BILLINGS, Mont. — America’s golden eagles face a rising threat from a black market for their feathers used in Native American powwows and other ceremonies, according to wildlife officials ...

PHOTOS: Man to plead guilty in eagle ‘killing spree’ on reservation to sell feathers on black market Feathers and other parts of eagles are illegal to sell but widely used by Native Americans ...

Washington state man accused of eagle "killing spree" to sell feathers and body parts on black market The Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act was enacted in 1940 to protect the bald eagle.

The black market trade of golden eagle feathers poses a serious threat to eagle populations across North America. Although the golden eagle is not currently listed as endangered, the species faces ...

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — America’s golden eagles face a rising threat from a black market for their feathers used in Native American powwows and other ceremonies, according to wildlife officials ...

A Washington state man accused of helping kill thousands of birds is expected to plead guilty Wednesday to shooting eagles on an American Indian reservation in Montana and selling their feathers ...

A Washington state man accused of helping kill thousands of birds is expected to plead guilty Wednesday to shooting eagles on an American Indian reservation.

This image provided by the US Attorney for the District of Montana from a court document shows eagle feathers from birds that a Washington state man is accused of shooting to sell their parts on ...

A Washington state man accused of helping kill thousands of birds has pleaded guilty to shooting eagles on an American Indian reservation in Montana and selling their feathers and body parts on ...

Less than two weeks later, law enforcement stopped Branson on the reservation and found in his vehicle the feet and feathers of a golden eagle he had shot near Polson, Montana, according to ...

Court documents quote Branson saying in a January 2021 text that he was going on a “killing spree” to obtain eagle tails. Branson and a second defendant, Simon Paul, killed approximately 3,600 ...