Dozens of permits approved or pending would allow roughly 6,000 eagles to be killed over several decades, government documents show. More than half the killed birds would be golden eagles, which prefer the same open landscapes as wind developers.
ROLLING HILLS, Wyo. (AP) Criminal cases brought by U.S. wildlife officials for killing or injuring protected eagles dropped sharply in recent years, even as
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Criminal cases brought by U.S. wildlife officials for harming protected bald and golden eagles dropped sharply in recent years, despite growing concern that wind energy and other pressures are jeopardizing golden eagle populations