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from KFVS-TV, via The Associated Press
3:13 PM CST, February 1, 2013
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WILLIAMSVILLE, Mo. -- Officials with the Missouri Department of Conservation are looking for the person who shot and killed a bald eagle in southeast Missouri.
A landowner in Wayne County found the young eagle on his property on Wednesday. The eagle was taken to a wildlife rehabilitation center but died later that night.
Bald eagles are protected by both state and federal law.