4 bald eagles found shot at Washington state lake

[Baitball Blogger]

4 bald eagles found shot at Washington state lake

Officials and a Native American tribe in Washington state are offering $13,750 for information leading to the conviction of whoever killed four bald eagles near a lake last week, according to local media.

Authorities tell The Seattle Times they suspect the bald eagles were shot from the trees and dropped into a Snohomish County lake, where their bodies were found floating. The incident occurred east of Granite Falls, the Herald newspaper of Everett reported.

"I've never seen anything like this in 11 years...it's egregious," Sgt. Jennifer Maurstad of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, told NBC station KING of Seattle.

Marustad told The Seattle Times it appears the birds were shot with a small-caliber rifle.



http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/01/18/16586514-4-bald-eagles-found-shot-at-washington-state-lake?lite=

[malaise]

1. Fugg the eagles

You just don't violate the rights of those second amendment goons,

[Baitball Blogger]

7. I wonder if it was done as a symbol of retaliation?

[malaise]

10. I put nothing past those goons

[backscatter712]

14. Nothing says Second Amendment Patriot like shooting the symbol of American Freedom! n/t

[Baitball Blogger]

15. Well, someone who is a good shot managed to take aim at four symbols of American Freedom.

[backscatter712]

16. That he did.

People can be amazingly stupid and cruel most of the time.

[xchrom]

2. ...

[ellisonz]

3. Shameful.

[Heimer]

4. I hope they find the prick..

And cut his hands off.

[ananda]

5. Really?

..

[bigwillq]

6. I am really beginning to believe in an eye for an eye

People just don't give a sh*t anymore.

They do all these awful things, so let's punish them as severe as we can.

Jail does little to help or change folks.

We need to look for an alternative.

Cut the hands off of these basturds who shot these poor innocent and beautiful eagles.

[siligut]

17. Electroshock is no longer the primitive practice it once was

Cutting off hands will just make this person more useless.

[we can do it]

9. put his precious gun up his ass and fire

[slackmaster]

8. Whoever did that is obviously not much of a patriot

I suspect a Canadian insurgent.

Fifty-four forty or fight.

[CreekDog]

12. why is this a joke to you?

[siligut]

11. This person or persons will be caught

Without a permit, killing a bald eagle -- America's national bird -- is a serious offense.

In the United States, the bald eagle and the golden eagle are protected under multiple federal laws, according to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Per the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act, felony convictions can lead to a maximum fine of $250,000 or two years in prison. Civil penalties are also subject to thousands in fines and imprisonment. Bald eagles are also protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act and the Lacey Act. The bald eagle was removed from the Endangered Species federal list in 2007.

Have to wonder, if only one person, only one bird because the others would fly off. Unless that one person stayed for hours, shooting one at a time. I am pretty sure you can tell the type of gun from the bullet, don't know why Marsutad seems ambiguous about the weapon.

[DogPawsBiscuitsNGrav]

13. It takes a really sick freak to do something like this. I hope they're caught soon.

[watch the sky]

18. this happened not far from where I am

and there's a bunch of these birds here, too, especially near the water. They sometimes hang out together, but sometimes they don't. It's common knowledge that they are protected and are never allowed to be hunted. They WILL catch the perpetrator(s) and throw the book at them.

[Baitball Blogger]

19. You'll probably hear it before the rest of us, so

keep us posted.