It was later shot by wildlife agents.

The job usually falls to wildlife agents.

Now wildlife agents load getters with tranquilizers.

Of late, though, the high price has attracted organized crime, wildlife agents said.

In today's raids, wildlife agents seized five eagle carcasses, three feet and about 400 feathers.

At the same time, wildlife agents increasingly try to suppress the trade in eagle feathers, which are often sold to tourists as Indian-style fans, bustles or adornments.

As fee enforcers, though, rangers and wildlife agents have proved to be a soft touch so far this year.

A wildlife agent said at the time that "this is a new one on me ... I've known them to get into cans, but nothing like this.

The findings in the paper indicate that in areas of the reserve that were patrolled by national wildlife agents, game was relatively plentiful.