Posted on 03/03/2023 11:52:11 AM PST by nickcarraway
Two men are facing criminal charges, accused of shooting and killing a bald eagle near Stanton, Nebraska, on Tuesday, that authorities said they had planned to cook and eat.
The two suspects, identified as Honduran nationals Ramiro Hernandez-Tziquin and Domingo Zetino-Hernandez, both age 20, were charged with unlawful possession of an eagle, the Stanton County Sheriff's Office reported in a news release Tuesday. Hernandez-Tziquin was also cited for not having a driver's license.
At about 4 p.m. local time Tuesday, deputies responded to a report of a vehicle in a field northwest of the Wood Duck Recreation Area, about three miles from Stanton, the sheriff's office said, where they made contact with the two men, and found them with a dead North American Bald Eagle.
"Further investigation revealed that the two had shot and killed the protected national bird in that area and stated they planned on cooking and eating the bird," the sheriff's office said.
The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission seized the rifle used to kill the eagle, and also took custody of the eagle's body, the sheriff's office said.
Bald eagles are protected under the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act of 1940, which prohibits anyone, without a permit issued by the Secretary of the Interior, from shooting or killing them, including their parts, nests, or eggs.
The sheriff's office said more serious charges are possible as the investigation continues.
Of course, wind farms are killing them by the thousands. But that’s OK, they’re battling the “climate change” delusion.
Quite correct. There’s an eagle that likes to sit in a tree near my house, and even picking up one of his shed feathers is a crime
ILLEGAL INVADERS-—
NOT allowed to even be here.
YES, IT’S NEWS! WE ARE BEING INVADED BY 3RD WORLD CRIMINALS WHO WANT YOU AND AMERICA DEAD.
Eagleburger. (Like Lawrence Eagleburger, sec state under HW )
Tastes a little like spotted owl.
So fire the "Officials" and they'll learn not to bother us about it.
Some headlines referred to them as “Nebraskans”.
Its a winged predator.
What a wonderful symbol.
No driver's license and, no doubt, no insurance or registration.
And the feds consider my plastic pistol brace a threat to national security./sarc
Let's go Brandon!
You think they knew it was “our national bird and symbol”? I do not.
You seem a bit tightly wrapped.
I don't know if these two knew, but why should they get a free pass?
Well they sure as hell knew it wasn’t a damn chicken!
Why resort to insult? Are you defending these invading cretins!?
If so, YOU ARE WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS COUNTRY!!!
Ahh diversity.
Making America great since never.
They planned to use their famous whooping crane recipe.
AKA illegal aliens doing what they do. Crapping on all things American like a dog marking their territory.
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