As regular CFZ-watchers will know, for some time Corinna has been doing a column for Animals & Men and a regular segment on On The Track... particularly about out-of-place birds and rare vagrants. There seem to be more and more bird stories from all over the world hitting the news these days so, to make room for them all - and to give them all equal and worthy coverage - she has set up this new blog to cover all things feathery and Fortean.

Saturday 15 June 2013

Bald eagle seized from Greencastle man’s apartment

GREENCASTLE – A Putnam County man has been issued a court summons after Indiana Conservation officers found a bald eagle inside his apartment.

Officials from the Department of Natural Resources received an anonymous tip that Jeffrey Henry, 49, was keeping the eagle after capturing the juvenile a few days ago.

Conservation officers seized the bird and took it to a licensed wildlife rehabilitator.

Bald eagles are protected under the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act, which prohibits people from buying, selling, or making transactions with bald or golden eagle, alive or dead, including any part, nest or egg unless allowed by a permit.

The unlawful taking or possession of a non-game migratory bird is punishable by up to 60 days in jail and fines of up to $500.


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