Man Fined for Shooting a Bald Eagle

A Thunder Bay man has been fined $2,500 for shooting and killing a bald eagle.
Court heard that on June first, conservation officers investigated a report of gunfire on a property and discovered a decaying bald eagle carcass in the yard.
Shawn Bowes admitted to shooting the Eagle.
The bird is specially protected under the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act.
Bowes has also been banned from hunting for 3-years.