Posted on 08/05/2008 8:01:52 AM PDT by lesser_satan
MORA, Minn. -- A Mora woman has paid a $2,500 fine in relation to the October, 2007 shooting of a bald eagle.
On Oct. 10, Minnesota DNR officers received a complaint from the Minnesota “Turn in Poachers” hotline that a bald eagle had been killed in Mora.
Katherine K. Tramm, 48, paid the fine July 15.
After being listed as endangered since 1967, the bald eagle was removed from the federal list of threatened and endangered species in 2007.
"This case is a clear indication that the DNR and the USF&WS are working diligently to protect and preserve our natural resources," DNR Commissioner Mark Holsten said.
Eagles, including their nests and eggs, remain protected from being killed, sold or otherwise harmed by two federal laws -- the Migratory Bird Treaty Act and the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act.
Holsten went on to praise the conservation officers and special agents who coordinated the investigation for bringing it to a successful conclusion, as well as the US Attorney’s Office in Minneapolis, which successfully prosecuted the case.
“I hope this sends a strong message to those who violate conservation laws that the protection of our natural resources is important to our citizens and we will not allow abuses to go unpunished,” Holsten said.
Anyone who witnesses a game or fish violation in Minnesota can report the incident to the state’s Turn in Poachers hotline at 800-652-9093.
ping!
Probably not since she hit it. Of course it doesn't say how many shots it took.
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That’s a good point.
True, there are a hell of a lot of them in MN now.
Must be all the Democ Rats in Minnesota that attract them.
Tastes somewhere between spotted owl and chicken...
I received USFWS news releases and this is about the fifth I have read recently about people shooting eagles.
Why would anyone want to shoot one?
Since I live on a big lake I have several nesting here, had one flying over my house recently.
And, a few years ago I was striper fishing after a cold weather shad killoff. The dead/dying shad were floating all over the surface of the water. I had more fun watching a pair of eagles feeding on them than fishing (we couldn’t get a bite that day, there was too much food easily available).
They are beautiful creatures.
Flycatcher, don’t know where you live, but if you ever get a chance to do some birdwatching at Reelfoot Lake in Tennessee, you’ll love it.
Nah, more like california condor.
*sigh* Right.
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Both the California condor and bald eagle are scavengers, and in many instances becoming pests when they live near inhabited areas.
We have a mating pair of red-tailed hawks in our yard.
It's been a good year here. On my two acres of desert heaven, I have families of Gambel's quail, roadrunners, ash-throated flycatchers, verdins, black-tailed gnatcatchers, cactus wrens, Scott's orioles, and two gilded flickers — all successfully breeding!
Thanks again for the bird ping! As for Reelfoot, I've heard about it. I understand it's near the Mississippi River and it's great for waterfowl. I participate annually in the Christmas Bird Count and receive a booklet for my troubles. I remember reading the Reelfoot NWR produces Tennessee's highest number of species for the CBC. It must be a great place to bird.
http://www.fws.gov/midwest/Eagle/population/chtofprs.html
http://www.ecoinfo.org/env_ind/region/baldeagle/eagle_e.cfm
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article3648817.ece
Alright, are you suggesting crossbreeding? The spotted chicken? What would that taste like? :)
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