A man who was responsible for the death of thousands of protected birds was finally caught earlier this year, bringing his murderous spree to a halt, USA Today reported. Travis John Branson pled guilty to several federal charges, including conspiracy, wildlife trafficking, and trafficking bald and golden eagles. Over several years, federal prosecutors said, Branson […]
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Will ‘Trump Part II’ be the wakeup call needed toward more effective conservation? (commentary)
What a week. The global biodiversity conference in Cali, Colombia (COP16) had just concluded. And then Trump got re-elected as President of the United States. Clearly the latter puts an enormous damper on the former. That is, if one believes that the Cali conference actually made significant progress in terms of tackling the biodiversity crisis. […]
US man who killed eagles as part of wildlife trafficking ring faces sentencing
A Washington state man who pleaded guilty to killing at least 118 eagles as part of a wildlife trafficking ring that operated on a Native American reservation in Montana faces sentencing on Thursday before a federal judge. The trafficking ring sold eagle feathers and parts on a black market that exploits high demand among tribal […]
91-Year-Old Man Faces Fine After Killing Bald Eagle
A man from Sparta, North Carolina, pleaded guilty on Friday to shooting and killing a bald eagle, a bird protected under federal law. Robert Garner Gambill admitted to fatally shooting the eagle on June 5, near the Farmers Fish Camp Road Bridge, which is located along the New River in Alleghany County, not far from […]
Incredible video shows a baby hawk nearly becoming eagle food. It becomes family instead.
Sometimes, life can unexpectedly snatch you away from safety and thrust you into imminent danger. Other times, life can just as quickly turn a dire circumstance into a heartwarming miracle. Such was the case for a baby hawk who went from being dinner to being adopted by a family of bald eagles near the city […]
Extremely rare California condor killed in southwest Colorado. Wildlife officials offer reward
Someone shot and killed an extremely rare California condor near McPhee Reservoir in southwestern Colorado this spring, and wildlife officials are now asking for the public’s help in tracking down a poacher who eliminated one of the big birds that have been coaxed for decades into rewilding. After avian flu in 2023 hit the complex […]
Injured Bald Eagle Recovering After Shooting Incident in Missouri
A bald eagle is on the road to recovery after suffering a severe gunshot wound in Missouri. The injured bird was brought to the World Bird Sanctuary in Valley Park, Missouri, where staff quickly began emergency treatment. The seven-pound male eagle had a severely damaged beak—a critical injury that could have been fatal. The World […]
Colorado’s Standley Lake baby bald eagles survive after years of tragedy
Three baby bald eagles at Standley Lake survived to become juveniles and are learning to hunt and live on their own after years of tragedy and mishaps, Westminster officials said this week. A nesting bald eagle pair first made a home at the reservoir in 1993, hatching their successful offspring in 1996. While the pair […]