Second California condor shooting under investigation in Porterville, $15,000 reward being offered

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service offering reward

Sydney Isenberg, Kelly Broderick

12:55 PM, Sep 19, 2018

8:42 PM, Oct 11, 2018

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PORTERVILLE, Calif. - A $15,000 reward is being offered leading to the arrest and conviction in the May 2018 shooting and subsequent death of a California Condor in Tulare County.

The condor was found dead on a property south of Hot Springs Rd. and east of Old Stage Coach Rd in Porterville. According to the Service’s Wildlife Forensics Laboratory, the cause of death was trauma from a gunshot wound.

In July 2018, another condor was found dead on a remote private property in Kern County.

Anyone with information regarding the shooting of the condor can contact the Service’s Office of Law Enforcement in Sacramento, California at 916-569-8476. Callers can remain anonymous.