$5,000 reward for info in baby bighorn's killing
Posted: 08/31/2010
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By: Associated Press
APACHE JUNCTION, AZ - State authorities are offering a $5,000 reward for help in finding whoever is responsible for the illegal killing of a baby bighorn sheep near the Phoenix suburb of Apache Junction.
The Arizona Game and Fish Department got a call on Aug. 24 from a citizen that a bighorn sheep lamb had been hit by a car along Highway 88, also known as the Apache Trail.
Game and Fish investigators found the animal hadn't been hit by a car, but was illegally shot.
Officers found firearm casings at the scene, and say the lamb had initially been perched on bluffs that tower above the side of the highway but fell to the road after being shot.
Wildlife officer Kriselle Colvin says a lot of hard work has gone into the reintroduction and recovery of bighorn sheep and that the "senseless killing" undermines conservation efforts.
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