Montana grand jury indicts two men for allegedly killing bald eagles
Two men have been indicted in Montana for allegedly hunting and killing bald eagles, the once nearly extinct national symbol of the United States, and selling feathers and other parts on the black market. Federal prosecutors allege the two men killed over 3,600 birds, among them an unspecified number of protected bald and golden eagles, from January 2015 to March 2021, often on or near the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana. A federal grand jury in Montana last week indicted Simon Paul and Travis John Branson on charges of unlawful trafficking of bald eagles, conspiracy and viola...