Indiana DNR seeks tips on shooting of peregrine falcon
NEW ALBANY, Ind. — The state Department of Natural Resources is seeking information about the shooting of a peregrine falcon in southern Indiana.
The injured bird was found near the Interstate 64 bridge over the Ohio River in New Albany on Dec. 22. A veterinarian who X-rayed the falcon determined it had been shot. The bird died Friday.
DNR biologist John Castrale says the falcon named Phoenix was released in Evansville in 1994 and may have been nesting in the Louisville, Ky., area.
Peregrine falcons were removed from the federal endangered species list in 1999 but still are an endangered species in Indiana.
The DNR urges anyone with information about the falcon's shooting to call 800-847-4367 or go online to TIP.IN.gov.
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