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Destroyed nest costs developer $356,000
Associated Press
Published September 8, 2005
FORT MYERS - A Fort Myers developer agreed to pay $356,000 in penalties for cutting down a tree containing a bald eagle's nest while building houses in Collier County in 2003, federal prosecutors said Wednesday.
Stock Development was found guilty of a misdemeanor charge of taking a federally protected bald eagle nest. A U.S. magistrate judge sentenced the company to one year of probation and ordered a $175,000 fine.
As part of the agreement, the company also will pay a total of $181,000 in restitution to several wildlife protection agencies.
According to court documents, a construction supervisor ordered the tree cut, knowing it had an eagle's nest in it. A federal law protects the birds and their nests.
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