US man pleads guilty to killing eagles (1 Viewer)

[Kits]

US man pleads guilty to 'killing spree' of eagles

Travis John Branson killed about 3,600 protected birds to sell their parts online from 2015-21.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[jogresh]

That's incredible! 3,600! 😫 Hope he gets the maximum 5 years and does the whole lot.

 

[Andy Lakin]

I wonder who was buying the dead birds and their reasons. Surely can't be part of the far Eastern 'medicine' market. Is it still the case that native Americans can take the odd eagle for ceremonial reasons, if so what are the rules?

 

[Lisa W]

Here’s an article that explains the possession by Native Americans:

https://www.fws.gov/sites/default/files/documents/PossessionOfEagleFeathersFactSheet.pdf

 

[Ignatius]

Funnily enough the possession of any bird feather is illegal in the USA, unless one is a member of the first nations.