The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is seeking information about the shooting of an endangered deer near Kalama.
A Columbian white-tailed deer was found dead of a gunshot wound on Oct. 3. The agency reports that this is the first shooting of an endangered species in the area.
The type of deer is distinguishable from other deer by their wide, usually brown tails and antlers that typically branch off of the main beam rather than fork.
The wildlife service believes the deer was part of the population at Cottonwood Island, on the Columbia River in Cowlitz County, that was moved from Puget Island earlier this year.