Why are people shooting protected bird species?

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August 07, 2023

A bald eagle brings pine needles to a nest it is building, Dec. 10, 2021, in Pembroke Pines, Fla. (Wilfredo Lee/AP)

A new study by Boise State University in Idaho found that shootings are a leading cause of death for protected birds such as bald eagles and other raptors in four Western States.

Eve Thomason, research associate in the Raptor Research Center at Boise State University and a lead author of that study, tells us more.

This segment aired on August 7, 2023.

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