OT: People keep shooting bald eagles
Jan 18, 2020 2:28:41 GMT
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Post by sdm3 on Jan 18, 2020 2:28:41 GMT
An injured bald eagle that later died in Maine on Sunday was the sixth bald eagle found shot in the past six months in different states.
The latest casualty was discovered along the Androscoggin River in Peru where a passerby alerted authorities and cared for the eagle until a game warden arrived, the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife reported Wednesday.
The bald eagle later died, and X-rays revealed it had been shot.
Like the other incidents, local authorities asked for help in finding the person or persons responsible, and offered a $4,500 reward for information leading to a conviction.
Under the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act of 1940, the first criminal offense is a misdemeanor with a maximum penalty of one year in prison and a $100,000 fine.
The latest casualty was discovered along the Androscoggin River in Peru where a passerby alerted authorities and cared for the eagle until a game warden arrived, the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife reported Wednesday.
The bald eagle later died, and X-rays revealed it had been shot.
Like the other incidents, local authorities asked for help in finding the person or persons responsible, and offered a $4,500 reward for information leading to a conviction.
Under the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act of 1940, the first criminal offense is a misdemeanor with a maximum penalty of one year in prison and a $100,000 fine.