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Government Gives Tribe OK
to Kill 2 Bald Eagles

Mar 14, 2012 3:33 PM CDT

Government Gives Tribe OK to Kill 2 Bald Eagles

Northern Arapaho Tribe in Wyoming will do so for religious purposes

(Newser) - 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...

Bald Eagle Beheaded in Louisiana, and Officials Offer $2,000 Reward

Beheaded
Bald Eagle
Found in
Louisiana

Apr 6, 2011 2:19 PM CDT

Beheaded Bald Eagle Found in Louisiana

Wildlife officials offers $2K reward for culprit

(Newser) - 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

Dec 16, 2010 5:38 PM CST

Sanctuary Counts Record Number of Bald Eagles

Pennsylvania site tallies 407 this year, shattering old mark

(Newser) - 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

Sep 21, 2009 3:51 AM CDT

Religious Claim in Bald Eagle Killing Doesn't Fly

Native American killed protected bird for Sun Dance ceremony, now in plea bargain

(Newser) - 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

Dec 1, 2008 11:02 AM CST

Bush Pardons Eagle Killer

Bush lets off man who indirectly poisoned birds

(Newser) - 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...

Bald Beauty to Get Bionic Beak

May 6, 2008 7:55 AM CDT

Bald Beauty to Get Bionic Beak

Eagle injured by hunters, can't eat on her own

(Newser) - 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

OPINION

May 2, 2008 7:37 PM CDT

World, Don't Fret Over Aussie Kangaroo Cull

Measure trims massive population—plus they taste good

(Newser) - 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,...