Thursday, November 04, 2004
Unspeakable Horror in Illinois
Reward offered for dead zoo birds - (United Press International)
"DECATUR, IL, Nov. 2 (UPI) -- A reward of $1,200 has been offered for information leading to the arrest for the decapitation of three birds at the Scovill Zoo, in Decatur, Ill.
Last weekend, a white pelican and two flamingos were decapitated and zoo officials said the bodies of the birds had no bite marks, and a hand print could still be seen on the one of the bird's body, according to Mike Borders, zoo director.
Borders said the zoo staff has been devastated by the deaths of the birds. The staff had been especially fond of the pelican, Quincy, a unique bird with a personality, reported the Decatur, (Ill.) Herald & Review Tuesday.
'This is the worse and most heinous act that I've seen in 30 years at the zoo,' Borders said. 'And you could tell the other flamingos were upset and nervous about what happened.'
Both of the flamingos were valued at $2,000 and had been at the Scovill Zoo for the last 20 years. Quincy, the pelican, had been in the wild and had been in rehabilitation at the zoo for the last three years. Pelicans are a threatened bird and protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918."
"DECATUR, IL, Nov. 2 (UPI) -- A reward of $1,200 has been offered for information leading to the arrest for the decapitation of three birds at the Scovill Zoo, in Decatur, Ill.
Last weekend, a white pelican and two flamingos were decapitated and zoo officials said the bodies of the birds had no bite marks, and a hand print could still be seen on the one of the bird's body, according to Mike Borders, zoo director.
Borders said the zoo staff has been devastated by the deaths of the birds. The staff had been especially fond of the pelican, Quincy, a unique bird with a personality, reported the Decatur, (Ill.) Herald & Review Tuesday.
'This is the worse and most heinous act that I've seen in 30 years at the zoo,' Borders said. 'And you could tell the other flamingos were upset and nervous about what happened.'
Both of the flamingos were valued at $2,000 and had been at the Scovill Zoo for the last 20 years. Quincy, the pelican, had been in the wild and had been in rehabilitation at the zoo for the last three years. Pelicans are a threatened bird and protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918."
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