(KTTS News) — The state conservation department is asking for your help finding the person who shot and killed a bald eagle near Salem.
It was found January 18 in a pasture off Highway K, west of Highway Z and Dent County Road 6180.
A neighbor reported hearing a gunshot.
Bald eagles are protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act and the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act.
If you have information, you’re asked to call Operation Game Thief at 1-800-392-1111.
Sad news – a bald eagle was found shot and killed Jan. 18 south of Salem. The eagle was found in a pasture on the south side of Route K, just west of Route Z and Dent Co. Rd 6180 at around 11 a.m. A neighbor said he heard a gunshot earlier that morning. pic.twitter.com/2e06ztjpDb
— MO Conservation (@MDC_online) January 26, 2024
