Bald eagle shot in Washington Co. dies; Mo. Dept. of Conservation investigating Conservation agents are looking for information after a bald eagle was found shot in southern Washington County, Mo. (Source: Missouri Dept. of Conservation/Facebook) By Amber Ruch | February 9, 2021 at 6:28 PM CST - Updated February 11 at 10:52 AM
WASHINGTON COUNTY, Mo. (KFVS) - A bald eagle found shot in southern Washington County had died.
According to the Missouri Department of Conservation, the eagle went in to surgery on Saturday to try to repair its wing. They said veterinarians found that most of the tissue surrounding the bone was necrotic, or dead.
Bald eagle found shot in Missouri
WASHINGTON COUNTY, MO (KMOV) Missouri Department of Conservation officers are looking to find who shot a bald eagle twice in Washington County.
According to the department, on Feb. 5, the U.S. Forest Service Office in Potosi contacted conservation agent Jaymes Hall in Washington County about an injured bald eagle found at the intersection of Highway C and Highway Z in the county.
Agent Hall took the eagle to the World Bird Sanctuary in Valley Park, Missouri, where two gunshot wounds were found. The bullets went through the joint where the wing is connected to the torso, the department said. The eagle is still alive but its right wing is dislocated and fractured.
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Bald eagle shot near nest in Missouri dies, conservation officials asking for tips
The bald eagle had to be euthanized due to severe tissue and bone damage, MDC confirmed. The shooting happened in southern Washington County earlier this month Author: Dori Olmos Updated: 11:13 AM EST February 10, 2021
WASHINGTON COUNTY, Mo. The Missouri Department of Conservation is hoping someone knows who shot a symbol of our nation in the greater St. Louis area.
Last Friday, the U.S. Forest Service Office in Potosi called conservation agent Jaymes Hall in Washington County about a bald eagle that was injured and needed help near Belgrade in the southern part of the county. Hall responded to Highways C and Z and found the eagle. It was lying in a field near a nest, where its mate was perched.