KILLER SOUGHT: Bird killed by gunshot. Game and Fish Commission

The Game and Fish Commission says a $6,000 reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest and conviction in  the killing of a bald eagle in Drew County.

The eagle was found March 28 near Tennessee Spur Road west of Monticello. The Little Rock Zoo staff determined the female eagle died of a gunshot wound. The dead bird was found near a nest, leading to the belief that the bird was tending the nest at time of death.

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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Game and Fish are investigating. Anyone with information may call the Stop Poaching Hotline at 800-482-9262.

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