By State law, Monroe Animal Control Officer Ed Risko said the remains of dead animals cannot be left in the water, so one of his officers drove to the property to retrieve what was left of the deer.
But because the animals had dragged the
By State law, Monroe Animal Control Officer Ed Risko said the remains of dead animals cannot be left in the water, so one of his officers drove to the property to retrieve what was left of the deer.
But because the animals had dragged the carcass to the edge of thin ice with flowing water underneath, Risko said it was too dangerous and town firefighters wearing ice rescue gear were called in to get the deer. (The Sitars also took photos of that.).
Risko said it would be dangerous to keep the deer remains on the lake, because people could try to remove it themselves or a dog could go over to investigate, only for a person or pet to fall through the ice.
Bald Eagles Make a Comeback
The following information on bald eagles is from the Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (DEEP).
Best known as the national emblem of the United States of America, bald eagles were a common bird in North America in the early 1700's before a loss of habitat and nesting trees, food contamination from pesticides and illegal shooting made the bird an endanger