Bald eagle shot in Iowa

BLOOMFIELD, Iowa (AP) -- Officials of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources are asking for help in catching those responsible for the shooting of a bald eagle in Davis County.

Natural resources official Steve Dermand says anyone providing information that leads to a conviction, they could receive an award of up to $1,000 from the Turn-in-Poachers program.

Conservation officials say the eagle was shot from a gravel road while it was feeding on a deer that died during the winter. The incident was reported to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources on March 10.

According to officials, bald eagles are opportunistic feeders including scavenging on dead fish or animals. The activity could become more common as dead deer are revealed from the disappearing snow.

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