In upstate New York, efforts to restore the bald eagle population by a handful in 1960 led to a dramatic turnaround. You cannot order more than one game than can be found on a whole eagle. If visiting the United States with eagle objects, these individuals must: Soon after, Cuomo was informed of the law prohibiting the possession of eagle feathers. Only registered members of state-approved tribes who are 18 years of age or older may apply to receive and possess eagles, parts and feathers from the deposit for religious purposes. Governor Cuomo recently told the story of an eagle catching a feather scale after flying over his family`s canoe on a trip to an Adirondack lake. Breeding eagles were brought from Alaska beginning in 1976. Today, more than 170 pairs of breeding eagles can be found in the Adirondacks, Hudson Valley and other parts of the state, according to the State Department of Environmental Conservation. *Waiting time is approximate and may be longer than expected due to high demand and low supply for all golden eagles/coins. Demand for eagles, coins and feathers is high and supplies are limited. The time it takes to respond to requests depends on the items ordered and inventory.
Estimated times for different items can be found here: www.fws.gov/library/collections/eagle-repository-documents-forms. The list of wait times is updated quarterly. Return of eagles: If you are in the area and would like to drop off eagles, please contact us at repository@fws.gov to arrange the date and time. For less than 20 eagles, please contact us at least 72 hours before the desired return time. If you need to drop off more than 20 eagles, please contact us at least one week in advance. Under the Service Policy, registered members of federally recognized American tribes who wish to travel to Canada or Mexico with their eagle items do not require an eagle transport permit. Check out our public bulletin on eagle transportation in North America. Welcome to the new FindLaw series “If I Find”, where we discuss the Finder Keepers rule as it applies to different topics.
We hope you will stop by regularly! Transport of eagle objects by the Indians of Canada: Since 1. Since February 2003, Amerindians in Canada recognized by the Government of Canada under the Indian Act of that country can legally travel to and from the United States with their personal eagle parts and eagle feathers for religious and cultural purposes. 1. Up to a whole golden or bald eagle or equivalent parts. Under the Bald Eagle and Golden Eagle Protection Act, Eagle Transportation Permits allow registered members of federally recognized tribes to travel abroad with their eagle items. With this permit, registered tribal members can now obtain the permits required under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) to legally enter foreign countries with eagle objects and prevent these items from being seized abroad. Members of the American tribe who wish to travel to countries other than Canada and Mexico with eagle items for religious purposes must obtain an eagle transport permit from the FWS. Read our public newsletter on Indian overseas travel with articles on eagles. Each year, the National Eagle Repository (NER) serves as the national collection and distribution point for deceased bald eagles and golden eagles from local, state, and federal wildlife officials rescued in tribal areas, as well as approved rehabilitation and zoological facilities.
If you are not a wildlife officer or are authorized by the USFWS to rescue eagles, please report a deceased eagle or eagle parts/feathers to the nearest wildlife officer. Do not attempt to retrieve an eagle carcass or parts or feathers. Under the law, only authorized members of state-recognized Native American tribes are allowed to possess eagle feathers used in tribal ceremonies and rituals. All eagles that have been euthanized or subjected to high lead testing must be clearly marked as such. It is not necessary to make toxicological reports, but if you have completed one, it must also be attached to the eagle. Please provide any other information you have about the eagle (e.g. presumed cause of death, location/date of recovery). We do not accept other species of birds. Any eagles we do not accept can be disposed of by cremation or in any way your local health department deems safe. Please contact your USFWS Migratory Bird Permit Office for any other unacceptable eagle dispositions. The law defines “take” as “chasing, shooting, shooting, poisoning, wounding, killing, catching, catching, assembling, harassing or disturbing.” The regulations further define “disturbance” as “exciting or disturbing a bald eagle or golden eagle to such an extent that, according to the best available scientific information, (1) injures an eagle, (2) causes a reduction in its productivity through a significant disturbance of normal breeding, feeding or protective behaviour, or (3) abandons the nest, by significant disturbance of normal reproduction, feeding, or protective behaviour” (50 CFR 22.6).