Audubon Connecticut Asks Residents For Information On Killing Of Bald Eagle

FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- Audubon Connecticut is urging residents who might have information on the recent killing of a bald eagle, which was shot along a road in Rocky Hill, to contact the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.

Officials are searching for information on the killing of a bald eagle.
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by Alesha Hanson

12/25/2014 3:30 a.m.

The bald eagle serves as a national symbol for freedom. The agencies are offering a $5,000 reward for information on the shooting death.

Today, there are more than 10,000 breeding pairs of bald eagles nationwide. More than 100 bald eagles spend the winter in Connecticut, and another three dozen or more nest in various locations across the state.

Anyone with information is urged to call the DEEP Conservation Police at 860-424-3333 and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Agent at 860-871-8348.

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