13 Bald Eagles May Have Been Poisoned: Reward Offered

 by Tia Ghose, Senior Writer   |   March 11, 2016 01:46pm ET

A group of 13 bald eagles found dead last month may have been killed by a person, a new autopsy reveals. The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) is now offering a $25,000 reward to anyone who can lead to the person who killed the birds.

The eagles, found in Maryland, did not die of natural causes the analysis showed. Though the necropsy has not revealed exactly what killed the majestic bald eagles, the analysis has ruled out trauma.

"A working theory is poisoning," Candy Thomson, a Maryland Natural Resources Police spokeswoman told The Washington Post. "We just don't know right now, which is why we're asking the public if they heard anything, if they saw anything, we want to know about it," Thomson said.

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