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Probe Into Poisoning of Dead Eagles to End Soon

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The Federal Fish and Wildlife Service says it will soon drop its investigation into the death of 13 bald eagles that were found on an Eastern Shore farm.

WBOC reports that Neil Mendelsohn of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said that officials intend to close the case "in the near future" because of a lack of evidence linking anyone to the crime.

Authorities say that the eagles which were found in February on a Laurel Grove Road farm were poisoned and did not die of disease.  

Their bodies were discovered by a man searching for shed deer antlers and came across of them.

After a search of the property nine were found.

Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.