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-'''National Eagle Repository''' is a Department of the Interior initiative managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Office of Law Enforcement that operates a unique facility at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge in Commerce City, Colorado, processing over 2,500 deceased bald and golden eagles annually and distributing their parts and feathers to more than 6,000 enrolled members of federally recognized Native American tribes across the United States for religious and cultural ceremonies as of 2025.
+'''National Eagle Repository''' is a Department of the Interior initiative managed by the [[Fish and Wildlife Service|U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service]]’s Office of Law Enforcement that operates a unique facility at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge in Commerce City, Colorado, processing over 2,500 deceased bald and golden eagles annually and distributing their parts and feathers to more than 6,000 enrolled members of federally recognized Native American tribes across the United States for religious and cultural ceremonies as of 2025.
 Established in 1972, it fulfills over 2,000 requests yearly from a backlog of 8,900 applications, supporting tribal traditions like healing and naming ceremonies while providing eagle carcasses for scientific research, with 2025 efforts adapting to Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) challenges through operational changes started in 2022.