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Minnesota DNR Offering $2500 Reward in Eagle Deaths A pair of bald eagles were found dead in the Blackduck River in northern Minnesota in late April following an anonymous tip, leading to an investigation that concluded the birds had been shot. A $2,500 reward has been offered for any information that leads to an arrest or conviction of the person(s) responsible, as bald eagles are a federally protected species. Anyone who knows something is asked to call Minnesota's 'Turn In Poachers' (TIP) line at 800-652-9093. Get our free mobile app According to AllAboutBirds.org: The Bald Eagle has be...

Copy shortlink: A $2,500 reward is offered for information leading to who is responsible for fatally shooting two bald eagles in a remote area of northern Minnesota. An anonymous tip sent an officer with the state Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to a spot along the Blackduck River near the town of Blackduck on April 23, said agency spokesman Joe Albert. The officer found the dead eagles and turned them over to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), which will do a necropsy in hopes of learning more about the circumstances of the deaths. Anyone with informati...

The DNR and federal agents are trying to find the person who reportedly shot two bald eagles near Blackduck, Minnesota.

Created: May 05, 2021 01:24 PM The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and federal wildlife officials are attempting to identify the person responsible for the death of two bald eagles found in Blackduck, Minn. DNR Enforcement Division Communications Director Joe Albert says the eagles also appeared to be shot. He said the agency was notified of the incident from an anonymous message left on the non-game wildlife phone line on or around April 23. DNR Conversation Officer Demo Regas responded to a remote area not far from Blackduck and located the dead eagles on the banks of t...

Bald eagles found dead in northern Minnesota may have been shot An anonymous caller led authorities to the dead eagles. Author: Officials are investigating the death of two bald eagles that "appeared to have been shot." The eagles were discovered in the Blackduck River just outside of Blackduck, Minnesota, the DNR told Bring Me The News. The local conservation officer, Demosthenes Regas, was tipped off on April 23 after the Nongame Wildlife Program received the information from an anonymous caller, the agency said.  The eagles were dead when Regas arrived, according to the DNR, and Regas not...