GAME WARDENS SEARCH FOR SHOOTER OF BALD EAGLE

GAME WARDENS SEARCH FOR SHOOTER OF BALD EAGLE

INVESTIGATING A BALD EAGLESHOOTING.

YOU MIGHT REMEMBERSEEING HER PICTURES EARLIERTHIS WEEK.

SHE'S RECOVERINGAT THE TULSA ZOO.

2 WORKSFOR YOU'S SIERRA PIZARRO HASAN UPDATE ON HER CONDITION.AND EXPLAINS THECONSEQUENCES FOR COMMITTINGTHIS CRIME.A GAME WARDEN TELLS ME WHATHAPPENED TO THIS EAGLE IS NOACCIDENT.

HER CHANCES OFSURVIVAL ARE BETTER EVERYDAY.

BUT SHE'S NOT READYFOR RELEASE ... AND MAYNEVER BE."Oh, look!

There's anotherone down there on theground."BURGESS: "Bald Eagles are aconservation success story.They were locally extinct,they were on endangeredspecies list for many, manyyears.

Now, they have made areally great comeback."THAT'S JEOPARDIZED WHEN THISHAPPENS.

A BALD EAGLE WESTOF MIAMI RESCUED THIS PASTWEEKEND.

SHE HAS A LARGEGUNSHOT WOUND ON HER RIGHTWING.Holly ross: "Why would ithave a gunshot wound?They're really special toour country."gomez: "You're shooting afirearm, you're aiming atsomething.

So, I don't seehow anyone could call thatan accident." THE PERSONRESPONSIBLE IS LOOKING AT AFIVE TO THEN THOUSAND DOLLARFINE... AND UP TO A YEAR INPRISON.GOMEZ: "If they found it tobe a repeat offense, itcould carry up to $250,000and up to two years inprison." THE BIRD IS BEINGCARED FOR AT THE TULSA ZOO.gomez: "The bullet struckthe lower part of the wing,what we characterize as thewrist."Kalle burgess, communityrelations manager, tulsazoo: "It's just wound careand repackaging andmonitoring.

If the tip ofthe wing becomes necrotic ordie, it'll have to beamputated.

At that point, ifit's amputated, she won't beable to fly." THEY'RE NOTACCEPTING VISITORS FOR HERYET.BUT THESE DO.THERE ARE FIVE EAGLES AT THEZOO.

THEY WERE ALSO INJUREDIN THE WILD.

AND COULDN'T BERELEASED.BURGESS: "There's many waysfor them to get injured,that's why it's overwhelmingwhen it's human caused."THEY'LL KEEP EYES ON HER FORSEVERAL WEEKS.

IF SHE LOSINGHER ABILITY TO FLY... SHE'LLHAVE THEM AS HER NEWNEIGHBORS.ANYONE WITH INFORMATION ONWHAT HAPPENED IS ASKED TOREPORT IT.

TIPS AREANONYMOUS AND COULD BEREWARDED.

WE HAVE THENUMBERS TO CALL ON OURWEBISTE -- KJRH.COM.

I'MSIERRA PIZARRO.

2 WORKS FORYOU.TONIGHT AN ABUSED DOG ISRECOVERING..

HE NEEDS YOURHELP..

FOR CARE..

AND TOFIND THE PERSON ORPERSONS... WHO HURT HIM."ATLAS"..

WAS DUMPED IN AFIELD WITH HIS BACK LEGSSTRAPPED TOGETHER, AND GLUEIN HIS EARS..

A CHEMICALWAS DUMPED ON HIS FACE...AND IT APPEARS HIS EARS HAVEBEEN PARTIALLY BURNED OR CUTOFF.

PLUS..

HE MAY HAVEBEEN SHOT WITH A BB GUN.AFTER HOURS OF REMOVING THEGLUE AND TREATING HIM WITHOINTMENTS AND CREAMS..

HE ISRESTING COMFORTABLY.DR. AMANDA McCASLAND "Thingslike this make you veryfrustrated and really hurtyou but you have theopportunity to help"THANKS TO DONATIONS, THEHUMANE SOCIETY OF TULSA ISOFFEREINGTEN THOUSAND DOLLARS TOANYONE WITH INFORMATION THATLEADS TO AN ARREST OF HISABUSER.A MOTHER IS SPEAKING OUTAFTER SHE SAYS... A