{"id":40853,"date":"2024-09-13T00:00:31","date_gmt":"2024-09-13T04:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=40853"},"modified":"2024-09-13T14:45:14","modified_gmt":"2024-09-13T18:45:14","slug":"native-america-calling-clamping-down-on-the-eagle-feather-black-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2024\/09\/13\/native-america-calling-clamping-down-on-the-eagle-feather-black-market\/","title":{"rendered":"Native America Calling: Clamping down on the eagle feather black market"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"card mb-2\">\r\n  <div class=\"row\">\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-4 align-self-center\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/nativeamericacalling.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"native america calling\"\/>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-8\">\r\n      <div class=\"card-body\">\r\n        <div class=\"h5-responsive card-title\">Native America Calling<\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n           Listen to Native America Calling every weekday at 1pm Eastern.\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n          <!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\r\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1859-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\">http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\r\n\t\t\tAlternate Links: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nv1.org\/\">Native Voice One<\/a> |\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\">NAC<\/a>\r\n\t\t\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"h3-responsive font-weight-bold\"><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"date\">Friday, September 13, 2024<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"source-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\"><i class=\"fas fa-link fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling.com<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nativeamericacalling\/\"><i class=\"fab fa-instagram fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nativeamericacalling\"><i class=\"fab fa-facebook fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Clamping down on the eagle feather black market <\/div>\r\nA Washington state man will be sentenced soon for his part in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-mt\/pr\/washington-man-admits-unlawfully-killing-eagles-flathead-indian-reservation-sell-black\">killing some 3,600 eagles and other protected birds<\/a> and selling their feathers and other parts on the black market. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nThe crime reaches a shocking new level of destruction in violation of federal law and respect for the sacred animals. But it highlights the pressure to fulfill demand for feathers and what some people are willing to do to work around established protections. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nJoin Native America Calling to find out about black market channels for eagle and hawk feathers and talk about what else can be done to protect the endangered birds.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2024\/09\/13\/native-america-calling-clamping-down-on-the-eagle-feather-black-market\/eaglefeathers\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-40855\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"602\" height=\"403\" data-attachment-id=\"40855\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2024\/09\/13\/native-america-calling-clamping-down-on-the-eagle-feather-black-market\/eaglefeathers\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/13\/eaglefeathers.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"602,403\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Eagle Feathers\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Eagle Feathers&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;According to federal prosecutors, a Washington state man named Travis John Branson sold these golden eagle tail feathers from eagles that were shot and killed on the Flathead Reservation in Montana. Photo: &lt;a href=https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-mt\/pr\/washington-man-admits-unlawfully-killing-eagles-flathead-indian-reservation-sell-black&gt;U.S. Attorney&amp;#8217;s Office, District of Montana&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/13\/eaglefeathers.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/13\/eaglefeathers.jpg\" alt=\"Eagle Feathers\"   class=\"size-full wp-image-40855\" \/><\/a> <figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">According to federal prosecutors, a Washington state man named Travis John Branson sold these golden eagle tail feathers from eagles that were shot and killed on the Flathead Reservation in Montana. Photo: <a href=https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-mt\/pr\/washington-man-admits-unlawfully-killing-eagles-flathead-indian-reservation-sell-black>U.S. Attorney&#8217;s Office, District of Montana<\/a><\/figcaption>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Guests on Native America Calling<\/div>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.csktnrd.org\/66-bios\/202-rich-janssen-jr\">Rich Janssen<\/a> (Ql\u0313ispe\u0301), Head of  Natural Resources Department for <a href=\"https:\/\/csktribes.org\">Confederated Salish &#038; Kootenai Tribes<\/a>, headquartered in Montana\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/terence.mull.9\/\">Terence Mull<\/a> (Navajo), eagle sanctuary manager at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/navajozoo.arizona\/\">Navajo Zoo<\/a>, owned and operated by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navajo-nsn.gov\/\">Navajo Nation<\/a> in Window Rock, Arizona\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/david-mikesic-92083635\/\">David Mikesic<\/a>, manager and zoologist at  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/navajozoo.arizona\/\">Navajo Zoo <\/a>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/cwhl.vet.cornell.edu\/staff\/krysten-schuler\">Krysten Schuler<\/a>, wildlife disease ecologist and director of the <a href=\"https:\/\/cwhl.vet.cornell.edu\/\">Cornell Wildlife Health Lab<\/a> at Cornell University in New York\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/show\/4RE6juPYr7cl2Zsmb2zjq7?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"232\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe>\r\n<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">All Episodes on <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4RE6juPYr7cl2Zsmb2zjq7?si=2a56e59533534bf9\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/subscribe-to-podcast\/\">More Options<\/a>\r\n<\/figcaption>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A Washington state man will be sentenced soon for his part in killing some 3,600 eagles and other protected birds and selling their feathers and other parts on the black market.","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":40855,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":[],"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,20,13,1],"tags":[101,430,5377,1323,5378,243,249,133,24,34,134,5375,5376],"class_list":["post-40853","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-environment","category-indian-trust","category-law","category-national","tag-crime","tag-cskt","tag-david-mikesic","tag-eagles","tag-krysten-schuler","tag-media","tag-montana","tag-native-america-calling","tag-navajo","tag-new-york","tag-radio","tag-rich-janssen","tag-terence-mull","no-wpautop"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/13\/eaglefeathers.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcoJ7g-aCV","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40853","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40853"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40853\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40857,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40853\/revisions\/40857"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40855"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40853"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40853"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40853"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}