$25,000 reward offered for information on poisonings of 3 gray wolves and 2 golden eagles in GOLD

PORTLAND, Ore. – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Oregon State Police are seeking information regarding the illegal killing of three gray wolves and two golden eagles in Wallowa County.

The deaths occurred in an area of ​​eastern Oregon known for wolf activity, according to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.

US Fish and Wildlife is offering a $25,000 reward for information leading to an arrest, criminal conviction or assessment of civil penalties.

The remains of three gray wolves, two golden eagles, a cougar and a coyote were located by Oregon State Troopers in the watershed of Lightning Creek, a tributary of the Imnaha River, near the Idaho-Oregon border and about 11 miles northeast of the Imnaha River. town of Imnaha, Oregon.

Through testing and examination, wildlife forensic experts determined that the animals had all been poisoned.

Oregon state law prohibits the killing of gray wolves, and eagles are federally protected by the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act and the Treaty Act on migratory birds.

Anyone with information about these poisonings is asked to call the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service at (503) 682-6131, or Oregon State Police Dispatch at (800) 452-7888 , *OSP (*677) or by email. [email protected].

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