2 men killed and planned to eat a bald eagle in Nebraska, officials say

Two males are dealing with legal expenses, accused of capturing and killing a bald eagle close to Stanton, Nebraska, on Tuesday, that authorities stated they’d deliberate to cook dinner and eat. 

The 2 suspects, recognized as Honduran nationals Ramiro Hernandez-Tziquin and Domingo Zetino-Hernandez, each age 20, have been charged with illegal possession of an eagle, the Stanton County Sheriff’s Workplace reported in a information launch Tuesday. Hernandez-Tziquin was additionally cited for not having a driver’s license.

At about 4 p.m. native time Tuesday, deputies responded to a report of a automobile in a area northwest of the Wooden Duck Recreation Space, about three miles from Stanton, the sheriff’s workplace stated, the place they made contact with the 2 males, and located them with a useless North American Bald Eagle.

“Additional investigation revealed that the 2 had shot and killed the protected nationwide chicken in that space and said they deliberate on cooking and consuming the chicken,” the sheriff’s workplace stated.

The Nebraska Recreation and Parks Fee seized the rifle used to kill the eagle, and in addition took custody of the eagle’s physique, the sheriff’s workplace stated. 

Bald eagles are protected below the Bald and Golden Eagle Safety Act of 1940, which prohibits anybody, with out a allow issued by the Secretary of the Inside, from capturing or killing them, together with their elements, nests, or eggs.

The sheriff’s workplace stated extra critical expenses are attainable because the investigation continues.