Washington man accused of shooting bald eagle found near his chickens now faces federal charges
Washington man accused of shooting bald eagle The bald eagle is federally protected How the chickens factor into the case Federal law and wildlife conflicts
Washington man accused of shooting bald eagle The bald eagle is federally protected How the chickens factor into the case Federal law and wildlife conflicts Federal charges against Benjamin G. Allen What penalties could the charges carry Bald eagle's remarkable conservation recovery Why the case is significant A Washington man is facing federal charges after allegedly shooting and killing a bald eagle that was found near chickens on his property in Clark County.
The case began on February 5, 2026, when wildlife officers responded to a report of a dead bald eagle in the Hockinson area of Brush
Prairie. A witness had reportedly heard a sound resembling a gunshot or firecracker earlier that morning. Officers found the bird with a head wound and
sent it for examination.
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