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Hayden man fined for killing osprey

by KAYE THORNBRUGH
Staff Writer | August 22, 2024 1:00 AM

COEUR d’ALENE — A Hayden man who shot and killed an osprey with a pellet gun will pay fines and spend time on probation. 

Michael Hardin pleaded guilty Wednesday to unlawfully taking an osprey, a misdemeanor. The osprey was once critically endangered. Today, ospreys are protected birds of prey and it is illegal to harm them. 

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