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CHEYENNE — A utility company on Friday agreed to a settlement of more than $10 million following the electrocution of dozens of eagles, hawks, owls and other birds in Wyoming.
PacifiCorp pleaded guilty to 34 violations of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael Shickich in Casper ordered the utility to pay a $510,000 fine and $900,000 in restitution.
Portland, Ore.-based PacifiCorp also will spend at least $9.1 million on a remedial plan that will include retrofitting utility poles to make them less dangerous to birds, especially large raptors.
