A reward is being offered for information on the deaths of several Interior least terns found on a small island in the Arkansas River.
Least terns are protected by federal and state endangered species regulations.
The endangered birds are found anywhere along the Arkansas River, from the Oklahoma state line to the Mississippi River.Their main nesting area is a section of the river from Clarksville downstream to Pine Bluff.
A reward of up to $8,500 is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the deaths.
The reward is being offeredáby the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, The Humane Society of the United States and the Humane Society Wildlife Land Trust.