ナショナルジオグラフィックのインスタグラム(natgeo) - 1月11日 05時22分

Photo by @photobracken (Amber Bracken) | Today is Save the Eagles Day. Frozen bald eagles are stored in bags, awaiting distribution to Native Americans, who use them for ceremony, at the National Eagle Repository in Denver, CO on July 3, 2017. Even though staff work hard to fill orders, there is a long waitlist for eagle parts and highly prized items, like juvenile golden eagle feathers, can take years to receive. Eagles at the repository come from all over the United States and die from a mix of natural and accidental causes. After decades of population management and banning DDT, wild bald eagles are thriving, with a population of 140,000 in 2016. Golden eagles, however, number only 40,000 in the wild. The greatest stresses on eagle populations is habitat threat, wind turbines, power lines and poisoning from lead bullets. While illegal hunting does exacerbate modern pressures for eagles, it’s also true that historically Native Americans have been harvesting feathers, bones and other parts without impairing the wild population.
In late April 2017 the U.S. Department of Justice announced it had indicted 15 defendants, many who were Lakota from the Pine Ridge Reservation, accused of flouting statutes intended to safeguard bald eagles, golden eagles, and other migratory birds from poaching and exploitation. Called Project Dakota Flyer, the sting operation by the Fish and Wildlife Service is the latest in a string of investigations into the black market for eagle feathers and parts that has fanned out across North America and beyond. Economic isolation is pervasive on many reservations and prize money from winning competitive powwows can help some fill the gap. Since showier regalia (cultural clothing) can help dancers win, it drives the demand for eagles feathers and parts beyond the legal supply. Even still, trafficking is against cultural teachings and many people shun traffickers. For more on this complex story, see the story here https://www.nationalgeographic.com/photography/proof/2017/08/eagle-trafficking/.

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