01-16-2011, 12:15 PM
Law enforcement authorities are looking for information in the illegal killing of a mature bald eagle late last week in Richland County.
North Dakota Game and Fish Department district game warden Tim Phalen said he received a call Friday afternoon, Dec. 10, of an eagle wedged in a tree 5 miles west and 5 miles south of Wahpeton along the Wild Rice River. Phalen said the eagle was shot, fell forward and became tangled in branches. A local utility company assisted in retrieving the bird.
"This was a mature, adult bald eagle," Phalen said. "There was no mistaking this for another species."
Anyone with information is asked to call Phalen at (701) 899-0798, the Game and Fish Department's enforcement office in Bismarck at (701) 328-6604, or the Report All Poachers telephone number at (800) 472-2121.
The RAP line offers rewards for information that leads to conviction of fish and wildlife law violators. Callers can remain anonymous.
North Dakota Game and Fish Department district game warden Tim Phalen said he received a call Friday afternoon, Dec. 10, of an eagle wedged in a tree 5 miles west and 5 miles south of Wahpeton along the Wild Rice River. Phalen said the eagle was shot, fell forward and became tangled in branches. A local utility company assisted in retrieving the bird.
"This was a mature, adult bald eagle," Phalen said. "There was no mistaking this for another species."
Anyone with information is asked to call Phalen at (701) 899-0798, the Game and Fish Department's enforcement office in Bismarck at (701) 328-6604, or the Report All Poachers telephone number at (800) 472-2121.
The RAP line offers rewards for information that leads to conviction of fish and wildlife law violators. Callers can remain anonymous.