US seeks help to find out who shot 4 bald eagles in Arkansas

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

PYATT, Ark. (AP) — Federal and state wildlife authorities are asking for the public’s help in catching whoever might be responsible for the deaths of four bald eagles in Arkansas’ Marion County earlier this year.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service last month put up a $5,000 reward for tips that lead to the arrest and conviction of those who killed the federally protected birds discovered Feb. 13 near Pyatt, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported.

A joint investigation by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service determined that the birds were shot between mid-January and mid-February. In addition to the eagles, authorities found red-tailed hawks, a domestic dog and white-tailed deer in the vicinity that had also been shot and killed.

“There’s, I think, evidence that somebody probably shot (the birds) from the road, but I don’t even know that they’re 100% certain of that,” said Rob Finley, the Arkansas Game and Fish commissioner for the area where the eagles were killed. “I know that they did set up a little bit of an operation to see if ... the people ever came back, but never did.”




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[Beautiful Disaster]

1. Probably one of the Huckabee kids. I hear they like to kill animals.

[Warpy]

2. Grandkids now, that family is atrociously fertile

White punks on dope was my guess, wouldn't be surprised at that surname.

[Farmer-Rick]

3. I was thinking that the Walton's were out on a killing spree

Pyatt is only a couple of hours from Bentonville and the Walton's like killing things like when drunk driving and the US economy.

[MuseRider]

10. For a moment

I thought, "Oh no! John Boy would never do that!"

Sometimes I wonder why my mind goes to these odd places.

[Farmer-Rick]

11. I know

The Waltons was great PR for Walmart.

I loved the show. But my mother, one smart lady, always said when we watched it that it wasn't true. That it was merely the Waltons trying to make themselves look better than what they were. But she would still let us watch it.

[C Moon]

4. Terrible. I live in Southern California...

and in the past we've had people killing many dolphins, many pelicans, many peacocks, many coyotes. The coyote thing is ridiculous. These people post non-stop on social media apps with videos of coyotes walking around at night, and they say "keep your kids and pets indoors!"

In the richer neighborhoods, they even have the topic brought up in city meetings. They want every kind of wildlife removed from their upscale neighborhoods.

[yaesu]

5. NRA is responsible, one of putins organized crime outfits

allowed to excist in the US because we have a weak federal government and a royal court that keeps US weak.

[IronLionZion]

6. It's very unpatriotic to kill our country's symbol

Are bald eagles a nuisance in Arkansas? Are they eating farm animals or something like that?

[twodogsbarking]

7. Another mass shooting.

[Bayard]

8. Also killing hawks, dogs, and deer

When that doesn't give him a thrill anymore, I would expect this person to start shooting people.

[Farmer-Rick]

12. Yeah, serial murderers start with animals

Sounds like the guy was practicing.

[MuseRider]

9. If they ever catch them

they are in a load of trouble. Maybe not now but it was so tight when I worked at the zoo. If there was a Bald Eagle feather anywhere but on the bird you could not touch it but had to call the government agency that handled that, they would come out and collect it. If it was a Golden Eagle we could pick them up and call the government agency and they would get in touch with the closest Native group and turn it over to them.

Killing one? That used to be a really big deal

[Marthe48]

13. Hope the shooter left evidence

either track the bullets, find shells on the ground, any proof to nail him.

Were there any shootings of people in that area around the same time?