Montana man sentenced to prison for illegally selling eagle feathers, parts

Detail of an image of a golden eagle, photographed in April 2014. On June 26, a Montana man was sentenced to three years in prison for trafficking golden eagle feathers, tails and wings. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, photo credit Ron Knight. Shared under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.
A golden eagle, photographed in April 2014. On June 26, a Montana man was sentenced to three years in prison for trafficking golden eagle feathers, tails and wings. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, photo credit Ron Knight. Shared under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.
A golden eagle, photographed in April 2014. On June 26, a Montana man was sentenced to three years in prison for trafficking golden eagle feathers, tails and wings. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, photo credit Ron Knight. Shared under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) – A federal judge in South Dakota has sentenced a Montana man to three years in prison for trafficking eagle feathers, wings and tails.

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