A reward of up to $2,500 is being offered for information on the shooting of two bald eagles at Kincaid Lake.
The two birds were recovered on Oct. 7 and “displayed gunshot wounds from a small-caliber firearm,” reads a release from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
That agency is working with the U.S. Forest Service and Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries on the case.
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Bald eagles are protected by the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. Violations of these statutes carry maximum criminal penalties of up to $100,000 and $15,000 respectively and/or up to one year in federal prison.
Anyone with information can call U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Special Agent Brad Rabalais at 601-331-0292, the LDWF Operation Game Thief Hotline at 800-442-2511 or the LDWF Pineville district office at 318-487-5427.
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