A "chop shop" for eagles? Fifteen people have been indicted for illegally trafficking eagles and other migratory birds after a two-year undercover operation potentially involving hundreds of birds. The case involves more than 100 eagles, a number that could climb as high as 250. Seiler described one operation as basically a "chop shop for eagles" in which eagle feathers were stuffed into garbage bags. Fairbanks, 54, allegedly sold or traded eagle parts to an informant including a golden eagle head for $250, a trade involving about $5,400 of legal merchandise for eagle parts and selling two sets of eagle wings for $900.

Source: Fox News April 25, 2017 15:40 UTC