The bald eagle was killed by shotgun fire, federal officials said.
Federal authorities are offering a $5,000 reward after a bald eagle was shot and killed in Vermont.
An adult dead bald eagle was reported to the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department in Bridport, Vermont on Oct. 15, 2024. An analysis found metal pellets and « recent wounds consistent with shotgun fire in the eagle’s body », the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said in a news release.
The eagle was at least 18 years old and was first observed in Vermont in August 2006, the Fish and Wildlife Service said.
