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Poachers exploit demand for eagle feathers, sacred among Native Americans
Poachers exploit demand for eagle feathers, sacred among Native Americans
Poachers exploit demand for eagle feathers, sacred among Native Americans

Published on: 11/07/2024

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Eagle feathers are displayed on a table at the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service's National Eagle Repository in Commerce City, Colo., on March 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown)FILE - An adult golden eagle circles overhead in a remote area of Box Elder County, Utah, May 20, 2021. (Spenser Heaps/The Deseret News via AP, File)Eagle feathers are held by a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service employee at the National Eagle Repository in Commerce City, Colo., on March 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown)Eagle feathers adorn a headdress during a powwow in Montana, on April 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown)Kenneth Deputee Sr. with the Crow Indian Tribe participates in the grand entrance for a powwow at Montana State University Billings in Billings, Mont., on April 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown)Perry Lilley of the Nakota Tribe, who says many feathers in his regalia were gifted to him or came from a dead eagle he found along a fence, poses for a photo during a powwow with his eagle feather fan and a short staff with an eagle foot at Montana State University Billings in Billings, Mont., on April 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown)Beadwork depicting a bald eagle is worn by Nakota Tribe member Perry Lilley, who says many feathers in his regalia were gifted to him or came from a dead eagle he found along a fence, participates in the grand entrance for a powwow at Montana State University Billings in Billings, Mont., on April 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown)FILE - This undated photo from a court document provided by the U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana shows golden eagle feet recovered by law enforcement officers from a Washington state man's vehicle. (Courtesy of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana via AP, File)Women hold feather fans during a powwow in Montana on April 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown)The exterior of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service's National Eagle Repository is seen in Commerce City, Colo., on March 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown)Nakota Tribe member Perry Lilley, who says many feathers in his regalia were gifted to him or came from a dead eagle he found along a fence, participates in the grand entrance for a powwow at Montana State University Billings in Billings, Mont., on April 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown)

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — America’s golden eagles face a rising threat from a black market for their feathers used in Native American powwows and other ceremonies, according to wildlife officials, researchers and tribal members.

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