A bald eagle died shortly after it was found shot with several steel BBs in northern Idaho, wildlife officials said. The raptor was believed to have been shot Dec. 24 to Dec. 26 near Fisherman Island on Lake Pend Oreille, Idaho Fish and Game said in a Jan. 9 news release.

Image via Krumpelman Photography/Shutterstock A bald eagle was shot and killed in Alabama, and authorities are determined to find the culprit. According to Whiskey Riff, Alabama's bald eagle population was almost entirely decimated in the 1960s.

The eagle was found deceased on Dec. 8 near Mt. Hope, south of Huntsville, with shotgun pellets lodged in its body. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which is leading the investigation, set the reward at $2,500. But this week the Center for Biological Diversity chipped in $12,500 to boost the reward to $15,000.

Authorities are seeking information about a bald eagle that was shot in the Idaho Panhandle sometime between Dec. 24 and 26.Idaho Fish and Game says the eagle

Idaho Fish and Game says the bird was recovered alive but later euthanized due to its injuries. Officials found several steel BBs in the eagle's body.