The brown pelican was removed from the federal endangered species list only about five years ago, so after a bird was found seriously injured with a gunshot wound in Redondo Beach, rescuers decided the shooter needed to be caught.
A group is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person who shot the adult male pelican, which was left seriously injured.
“As a species only recently removed from the endangered species list in 2009, brown pelicans have enough challenges in their lives without being shot,” the organization, International Bird Rescue, said.
The bird is recovering, but its survival was in doubt after it was found by Redondo Beach Animal Control on March 12. It’s unclear exactly when the shooting took place. The pelican is at least the second to be severely injured in Los Angeles County by an apparently intentional attack in a year.
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