Someone cut off the head of a sea lion in Northern California and rode off with it in a bag. Authorities are now offering $20,000 for information that helps find the perpetrator.

NOAA officials are looking for a suspect seen using a black 8-inch knife to remove the deceased sea lion's head.

A bike rider who decapitated a dead sea lion over Christmas and rode off with the animal's head in a clear plastic bag was being hunted in the US on Thursday."The suspect was seen using a black 8-inch (20-centimeter) knife to remove the sea lion's head,

A $20,000 reward is being offered for information that leads to the suspect who decapitated a sea lion on a California beach.

Federal investigators with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are offering a reward of up to $20,000 for information leading to the arrest and prosecution of a person seen decapitating a sea lion on Christmas Day last year.