DNR investigating after sandhill crane found shot to death in central Minnesota

Officials confirmed the investigation on Monday, saying that the crane is believed to have been shot from the roadway just northeast of Clarissa, Minnesota. CLARISSA, Minn. — An investigation is underway after a conservation officer found a dead sandhill crane lying next to a nest in central Minnesota. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) confirmed the investigation on Monday, saying that the crane is believed to have been shot from the roadway just northeast of Clarissa, Minnesota in Todd County. Officials with the DNR say the two eggs were...