Man sentenced for killing eagles, hawks on Flathead Reservation [View all]
Source: KPAX (Misou;a MT TV)
MISSOULA — The man who admitted to killing over 100 eagles and thousands of other birds on the Flathead Indian Reservation to sell on the black market was sentenced Thursday to nearly four years in prison.
Travis John Branson of Cusick, Washington, and formerly of the Flathead Reservation, pleaded guilty in March to conspiracy and wildlife trafficking charges for the unlawful trafficking of bald and golden eagles and violation of the Lacey Act.
The Lacey Act prohibits interstate trade in wildlife that has been taken, possessed, transported or sold in violation of federal or state law.
He and several others killed at least 118 eagles and 3,600 other birds in a poaching operation on tribal land.
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