Poacher Suspected In Snowy Owl Shooting Death
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Poacher Suspected In Snowy Owl Shooting Death
Wildlife officials say a snowy owl found shot to death last week at the Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area near Great Bend probably was shot by a poacher.
Reporter: Associated Press
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Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Wildlife officials say a snowy owl found shot to death last week at the Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area near Great Bend probably was shot by a poacher.

The owl was alive when it was found last Thursday but had a serious injury to a wing. Veterinarians at the Great Bend Raptor Center amputated the bird's wing but it died the next day.

Snowy owls are not an endangered species, but shooting one is a federal violation.

The owl is one of more than a hundred that have been spotted this year in Kansas. In a normal year, only one or two snowy owls are seen this far south of their habitat in the Arctic.
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