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AUGUST 1, 2000

A formal request by members of the Hopi Tribe to take golden eagles in the Wupatki National Monument is still under consideration by the Department of Interior, who hope to make a decision before 2001.

The Park Service earlier intervened in their request because the Hopi weren't exempt from the ban on killing or capturing wildlife in Wupatki. Tribes are exempt from prohibitions on golden eagles, which are not endangered, in the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act.

Hopi tribal members have permits under that law but the permits don't say where they can be taken. The US Forest Service allows collection on forest land.

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Relevant Links:
The Hopi Tribe of Arizona - www.hopi.nsn.us
From US Fish and Wildlife - President Clinton Announces Proposal to Remove Our National Symbol From Endangered Species List (US Fish and Wildlife July 1999)
US Fish and Wildlife - www.fws.gov
The Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act of 1940 - laws.fws.gov/lawsdigest/baldegl.html