Bald eagle shot near N.D./S.D. border

By Dickinson Press Staff

April 15, 2009 at 7:42 AM

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the South Dakota Game, Fish, and

Parks Department are offering a reward for information leading to the

arrest and conviction of those responsible for shooting an immature bald eagle along Highway 127, according to a press release.

The eagle was shot five miles east and three and a half miles north of

Rosholt, S.D. This is about two miles south of the North Dakota and South Dakota state line and two miles west of the Minnesota and South Dakota state line. The eagle was shot before Saturday and was taken to the Bramble Park Zoo in Watertown, South Dakota, where it had to be euthanized.

Bald Eagles are protected by both federal and state law.

Callers with information may remain anonymous. Contact either special agent Ken Dulik, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service at 605-885-6403 or Wildlife Conservation Officer Dean Shultz at 605-698-3852. The tips hotline is 1-888-783-7224.

Bald eagle shot near N.D./S.D. border

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the South Dakota Game, Fish, and Parks Department are offering a reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for shooting an immature bald eagle along Highway 127, accord...