A reward of $1,150 is being offered in exchange for information leading to the arrest of person who killed a research bobcat in Tucson last month.
The Arizona Game and Fish Department announced on Saturday that Operation Game Thief, a silent witness anti-poaching program, is offering the reward in hopes of catching the suspected killer.
Shots were heard around 8:44 a.m. on Sept. 28 between Whispering Bell Drive and Painted Hills Road, according to an Arizona Game and Fish Department tweet. The next day Sadie, a bobcat wearing a radio collar, was found dead in a wash.
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Sadie the bobcat was killed by a single gunshot wound, according to Bobcats in Tucson.
Bobcat Sadie was part of the Bobcats in Tucson research project, which seeks to reduce the risk of conflict for bobcats as well as increase state wide appreciation for the animals.
The research project utilizes radio collars among “urban and adjacent wildlife habitats of Tucson Mountain Park and Saguaro National Park” to gain more of an understanding as to how bobcats have adapted to these environments.
Anyone with information was urged to call the Operation Game Thief tip hotline at 1-800-352-0700.
Reach breaking news reporter Kye Graves at klgraves@gannett.com or on Twitter @kyegraves.
This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Who killed Sadie the bobcat? A $1,150 reward offered to find killer of research bobcat in Tucson