The eagle is America's national bird but when these revered creatures die, who takes care to ensure they end up in the right hands?
Warning: This story contains images of dead and dissected eagles
Few symbols are as potent as the American eagle.
This magnificent bird of prey is the country's national bird, and a powerful emblem of freedom found on everything from military flags to the dollar bill.
As such, it's illegalÅ©¸®½ºÂùµð¿Ã¿©¼ºÀÇ·ù=Å©¸®½ºÂùµð¿Ã¿©¼ºÀÇ·ù for anyone in the US to possess¿©ÀÚ·¹Çø®Ä«»çÀÌÆ®=¿©ÀÚ·¹Çø®Ä«»çÀÌÆ® or disturb Golden Eagles or Bald Eagles - dead or alive - unless there is a special exemption in place.
Under the Bald andÈ«Äása±Þ È«Äá¼îÇÎ À̹ÌÅ×À̼ǼîÇθô=È«Äása±Þ È«Äá¼îÇÎ À̹ÌÅ×À̼ǼîÇθô Golden Eagle Protection Act of 1940, it is against the law to even pick up a discarded feather.
But for many Native AmericansÈ«Äá¸íǰÁö°© È«Äá·¹Çø®Ä« È«Äá¹Ì·¯±Þ=È«Äá¸íǰÁö°© È«Äá·¹Çø®Ä« È«Äá¹Ì·¯±Þ and Alaska natives, the eagle is a sacred creature and there is a strongkgitbank=ÄÉÀÌÁö¾ÆÀÌÆ¼¹ðÅ© cultural tradition requiring bird parts for ceremonies and rituals.
That's where the National Eagle Repository in Colorado comes in.
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