{"id":1968601,"date":"2023-07-10T13:20:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-10T17:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/suspicious-detail-after-killing-of-resident-bald-eagle-neighbors-are-getting-worried\/"},"modified":"2023-07-10T13:21:33","modified_gmt":"2023-07-10T17:21:33","slug":"suspicious-detail-after-killing-of-resident-bald-eagle-neighbors-are-getting-worried","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/suspicious-detail-after-killing-of-resident-bald-eagle-neighbors-are-getting-worried\/","title":{"rendered":"Neighbors concerned after suspicious incident following resident bald eagle&#8217;s death."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsuspicious-detail-after-killing-of-resident-bald-eagle-neighbors-are-getting-worried%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1968601&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Suspicious Detail After Killing of Resident Bald Eagle &#8211; Neighbors Are Getting Worried<\/h2>\n<p>Residents of Mount Pleasant Township, Pennsylvania, are up in arms amid suspicions that a self-proclaimed poacher who admitted killing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/suspicious-detail-after-killing-of-resident-bald-eagle-neighbors-are-getting-worried\/\" title=\"Neighbors concerned after suspicious incident following resident <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bald-eagles-are-making-a-comeback-report\/\" title=\"Bald Eagles Are Making A Comeback: Report\">bald eagle<\/a>&#8216;s death.&#8221;>beloved neighborhood bald eagle<\/a> could escape unscathed.<\/p>\n<p>The suspect, whose name has not been released, surrendered to authorities in May and admitted to the Pennsylvania Game Commission that he or she had killed the eagle, which had lived in the neighborhood \u2014 about 15 miles southeast of Pittsburgh \u2014 for two decades with its mate and their offspring, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/pennsylvania-bald-eagle-poaching-suspect-turns-self-in-after-shocking-slay-neighborhood-mascot\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a> reported Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The eagle was part of a pair that had recently given birth to two eaglets. The feathered family was a cherished mascot among <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/they-are-playing-with-our-lives-local-residents-lash-out-at-biden-cancelling-keystone-xl\/\" title=\"\u2018They Are Playing With Our Lives\u2019: Local Residents Lash Out At Biden Cancelling Keystone XL\">local residents<\/a>, who are angered by the lack of information being released about the suspect.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cEverybody in the community has a pair of binoculars on the window sill in their kitchen, and we\u2019re all very protective of all of our wildlife in our lake,\u201d neighborhood bird lover Linda Carnevali told Fox News.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo you always knew when you only saw one of them that there were some babies around.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Just days after the poaching, the Pennsylvania Game Commission issued a statement saying tips had led authorities to the suspect, who \u201cadmitted to all aspects of the crime.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, the suspect\u2019s name has not been released, nor has any information about whether he or she would be charged with a crime.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re devastated that this would happen, and we don\u2019t understand why somebody would do this,\u201d Carnevali told Fox News. \u201cWe don\u2019t understand why this is so secretive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bald eagle populations are recovering nationwide, decades after being placed on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/real-life-jurassic-park-elon-musk-could-make-it-happen-according-to-business-partner\/\" title=\"Real-Life Jurassic Park? Elon Musk Could Make It Happen, According To Business Partner\">endangered species list<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Carnevali said the entire community is upset by this senseless slaying.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe killing of our beloved eagle had a major impact on the entire community,\u201d she told the New York Post on Saturday. \u201cWe cannot fathom why anyone would want to harm our eagles and take it to the extreme of killing one.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Alleged killer of beloved Pennsylvania bald eagle turns self in \u2014 as \u2018devastated\u2019 residents demand answers <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kRgx0ntpMt\">https:\/\/t.co\/kRgx0ntpMt<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2bchym1lfk\">pic.twitter.com\/2bchym1lfk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 New York Post (@nypost) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nypost\/status\/1677734155516248064?\">July 8, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Carnevali and other locals have been calling authorities to demand punishment for the killing of their neighborhood mascot.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have all been calling the U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office in Pittsburgh each week, and all they will say is that it is under investigation \u2014 even though the person responsible has confessed to the crime,\u201d she told the Post.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis has triggered many emotions for several of us as we felt like they were part of our lives for all these years. We have taken it very personal and feel that the mission to bring this to justice is deserved and necessary.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The bald eagle has been the national symbol of the United States since 1782.<\/p>\n<p>While <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bald-eagles-attack-idaho-farm-kill-54-sheep-report\/\" title=\"Bald Eagles Attack Idaho Farm, Kill 54 Sheep: Report\">bald eagles<\/a> were delisted from the Endangered Species Act in 2007 after their population recovered, they are still protected under the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act of 1940 because of their status as the national symbol.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\" class=\"one-half\">\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-question\">Should the killing of a bald eagle come with harsher penalties?<\/div>\n<div id=\"pollFormBox\" style=\"display: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Yes<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>No<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-disclaimer\">\n\t\t\tCompleting this poll entitles you to The Western Journal news updates free of charge. You may opt out at anytime. You also agree to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/privacy-policy\/\">Privacy Policy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/terms-service\/\">Terms of Use<\/a>.\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results\" style=\"display: none\">\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-yes\" style=\"width: 100%\">\n\t\t\tYes: 100% (9 Votes)\n\t\t<\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-no\" style=\"width: 0%\">\n\t\t\tNo: 0% (0 Votes)\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Violation of the federal statute could lead to a fine of up to $100,000 and a year in jail, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.<\/p>\n<p>In March, two 20-year-old illegal immigrants were cited in Stanton County, Nebraska, after local authorities said they were found with a bald eagle that they intended to eat.<\/p>\n<p>Residents of Mount Pleasant Township deserve answers about the killing of their beloved eagle.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/suspicious-detail-killing-resident-bald-eagle-neighbors-getting-worried\/\">Suspicious Detail After Killing of Resident Bald Eagle &#8211; Neighbors Are Getting Worried<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mount Pleasant Township, PA residents are outraged as a self-proclaimed poacher, who confessed to killing a cherished bald eagle, may evade consequences. 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