Federal agency offers reward for arrest in eagle killing
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has opened a criminal investigation after a bald eagle was found mutilated in a plastic bag near Albert Lea, Minn.
Since the bird is federally protected, killing or keeping a bald eagle is punishable by up to a year in prison and a fine of up to $100,000.
The agency's Tina Shaw said Friday the eagle's talons and part of one leg was cut off as well as its breast. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is offering a reward of up to $2,500 for information that leads to the conviction of the responsible party.
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