Reward Offered in Rocky Hill Dead Bald Eagle Case

A $5,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for shooting a Bald Eagle in Rocky Hill.

The reward is being offered by The Humane Society of the United States and the Humane Society Wildlife Land Trust.

The eagle was found dead Dec. 13 in the area of Great meadow Road in Rocky Hill, near the Connecticut River, according to a Department of Energy and Environmental Protection press release.

The eagle was immature and an autopsy revealed it was killed by a gunshot.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Office of Law Enforcement and State Environmental Conservation Police are jointly investigating the incident. Bald and Golden Eagles are protected under federal law by the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. The bald eagle is also listed as a threatened species under the State of Connecticut’s Endangered Species Act.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact the Environmental Conservation Police’s Emergency Dispatch Center at 860-424-3333 or toll free at 1-800-842-4357 or the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Special Agent at 860-871-8348.

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