Five endangered parrots have been shot and killed in Point Loma and Ocean Beach over an eight-day period.
Residents and animal activists are searching for the person or people who have been shooting the birds with a BB gun.
Three of the five parrots were shot in a neighborhood near Gage and Talbot streets.
Jamul-based SoCal Parrot reports that the birds being killed are endangered Lilac Crowned Amazons and Red Masked Conures.
The organization has started a reward fund, which is up to $1,500 so far.
Residents, like Kathie Landis, have put up signs in their neighborhood that read: “Stop Shooting the Parrots.”
“It’s completely disconcerting to imagine one of my neighbors could possibly be responsible for this,” Landis said.
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San Diego police are investigating the string of parrot shootings as an animal cruelty case and anyone with information should contact them.
Killing an endangered bird is a federal crime and could be punishable with jail time and $20,000 fine.
