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Pennsylvania Game Commission Searching For Person Who Shot, Killed Bald Eagle In Erie County

ERIE COUNTY, Pa. (CBS) – The Pennsylvania Game Commission is searching for the person who shot and killed a bald eagle. Someone found the eagle Thursday near a graveyard in Erie County.

The birds are not considered endangered anymore but bald eagles are still a protected species.

????Operation Game Thief Alert: Erie County We Need Your Help - A dead bald eagle was found last night, July 25, near Hope...

Posted by Pennsylvania Game Commission on Friday, July 26, 2019

Punishments include stiff fines and jail time.

If you have any information on this incident contact the Game Commission's Northwest Region Office at 814-432-3187.

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