Environmental groups probing the shotgun shooting of two California condors have hired a private eye and raised $40,500 in reward money for information leading to the culprits, the Los Angeles Times reports. The condors—two of just 81 in California and 322 in the world—were found last month suffering lead poisoning from shotgun pellets and may never fly again.
"I believe that the reward will loosen tongues in rural areas where times are tough right now," said the private investigator. "These shootings need to stop right now." (More condors stories.)