The government’s response has been two-pronged: A crackdown on rings illegally trafficking dead eagles coupled with a longstanding program that lawfully distributes eagle feathers and parts to tribal ...

Prosecutors say there is a thriving illegal trade in eagle feathers despite a law enforcement crackdown in the 2010s that netted dozens of criminal indictments across the U.S. West and Midwest.

SWAN VALLEY, Idaho May 18, 2015 8:30 p.m. Eagle feathers and parts are sent to the National Eagle and Wildlife Property Repository for redistribution to Native Americans for ceremonial use.

In particular, a thrush feather symbolizes joy, a robin feather a new beginning, while an eagle feather is a divine message. Depending on the culture, different meanings of feather symbolism are ...