The female Bald eagle trying to dry off its feathers near a swallow colony where it tries to harvest swallows. | Bill Schiess, EastIdahoNews.com “There is a big black bird sitting in a tree we just ...

Eagle feathers were on full display at a recent powwow in Billings, where dozens of Native Americans adorned with feathers paraded into a university fieldhouse to kick off dancing competitions.

America’s golden eagles face a rising threat from a black market for their feathers used in Native American powwows and other ceremonies, according to wildlife officials, researchers and tribal ...

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Online posts from people selling eagle feathers illegally are relatively easy to find on internet marketplaces. “The biggest atrocity in Indian country today is the powwow but no one will say that out ...

Eagle feathers were on full display at a recent powwow in Billings, where dozens of Native Americans adorned with feathers paraded into a university fieldhouse to kick off dancing competitions.

The government’s response has been to crack down on illegal poaching rings while distributing feathers and other eagle parts legally to tribal members.

Eagle feathers are displayed on a table at the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service's National Eagle Repository in Commerce City, Colo., on March 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown) Another investigation ...