A reward is being offered in a bid to track down the person who shot a juvenile bottlenose dolphin on a Louisiana beach last month.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is offering a reward of up to US$20,000 for information about a juvenile bottlenose dolphin that was found shot multiple times on a Louisiana beach last month.
The animal was discovered March 13 on West Mae's Beach in Cameron Parish – about four hours west of New Orleans – and had "injuries consistent with being shot with a firearm," NOAA's Office of Law Enforcement said in aAn exterior view of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration headquarters is pictured in Silver Spring, Maryland, in 2015.
The juvenile bottlenose dolphin was found dead on West Mae's Beach in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, on March 13. A necropsy conducted by the Audubon Nature Institute in New Orleans found multiple bullets lodged in the dolphin's carcass, "including in the brain, spinal cord, and heart of the dolphin," NOAA said.Officials say they are seeking information that can lead to identification of a suspect, an arrest, or prosecution.
Violators can be prosecuted civilly or criminally and can face up to $100,000 in fines and up to one year in jail per violation.
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