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.
There are some sick people out there; not some, many.
Give me a dog or an animal over most people any day of the week.
Re: Also, large groups of eagles go out on raids and literally kill for fun
BRAVO SIERRA.
Post a URL as a source for this nonsense.
YES!!! Thank you very much! Five stars and have a great day!
Obviously those were al Qaeda terrorists in disguise..
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Thank you Sir
nice often I see peregrine falcons near my house
Even Ben Franklin (who vehemently opposed making the eagle our national symbol) rightly commented that the eagle was a completely disreputable bird, and no more than a wolf with wings.
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