An eagle was sacrificed last year as part of a Jemez Pueblo ceremony at Valles Caldera National Preserve, drawing criticism and a federal lawsuit that accuses federal officials of being too secretive about an event with potential ecological impacts.
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, or PEER, is among the critics who contend the agency backed an unlawful eagle kill in a national park, pushed through the permit without allowing public comment and is refusing to provide documents detailing the research and decision-making behind the permit.
