As soon as Stillwater native Chuck Black saw the single pintail duck land in a small pothole in the Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge in southern Montana, he knew he had hit the jackpot.

107 hawks and as many as 3,600 birds overall, prosecutors said. Juvenile golden eagles in particular were targeted because their black and white feathers are highly desired among Native Americans ...

Editor’s Note 3/21/24: Travis John Branson pleaded guilty Wednesday to charges of conspiracy, unlawful trafficking of bald and golden eagles and violation of the Lacey Act, federal prosecutors said.

Feathers and other parts of eagles are illegal to sell but widely used by Native Americans ... killing thousands of birds to sell on black market Paul of St. Ignatius, Montana, remains at large.

A Washington state man who authorities said killed at least 118 eagles as part of a wildlife trafficking ring that operated on a Native American reservation in Montana was sentenced Thursday to ...