Washington man accused in wildlife trafficking ring that killed at least 118 eagles

A man helped kill at least 118 eagles to sell their feathers and body parts on the black market as part of a long-running wildlife trafficking ring in the western U.S. that authorities allege killed thousands of birds, court filings show. Travis John Branson is scheduled to be sentenced in federal court on Sept. 18 for his role in the trafficking ring that operated on the Flathead Indian Reservation in Montana and elsewhere. Prosecutors say the Cusick, Washington man made between $180,000 and $360,000 from 2009 to 2021 selling bald...