Texas farmer pays the price for poisoning bald eagle

摘要

The sentencing of a Texas farmer who admitted to poisoning a bald eagle caps onecase that began nearly two years ago even as it underscores the ongoing threats to theiconic species.Leonard Cornelius, of Bay City, Texas, will serve one year of probation and pay$11,907.50 in restitution to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for violating theBald and Golden Eagle Protection Act, the Justice Department announced last week.