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Bald Eagle Found Dead in Western KS, Talons Gone Date: December 16, 2008
Federal investigators are looking into the death of a bald eagle that was found December 7 in a Lane County ditch with its talons missing. A natural resource officer in Kansas isn’t providing many details because the U-S Fish and Wildlife Service is still investigating the case. Wildlife officer Terry Gropp says possession of any part of a migratory bird is illegal, and noted that bald and golden eagles are protected by the federal Bald Eagle Protection Act. He says anyone who possesses any part of such a bird can be fined $5,000.