Person snared a great horned owl

WALLINGFORD, Conn. (AP) - The Humane Society of the United States is hoping a $2,500 reward will help authorities find the person who set a steel trap that snared a great horned owl in Wallingford.

Great horned owls are not a threatened species, but it's illegal to trap them under federal law.

The owl in Wallingford was found Monday with its right leg caught in the steel trap.

Veterinarians had to amputate the leg.

The reward is for information leading to an arrest and conviction.

Human Society officials want the bird to live at a wildlife education center or similar facility.

But federal officials must first approve a waiver to a wildlife law that says protected birds must be euthanized if they can't be returned to the wild because of the loss of a leg or wing.