Four Idaho Wolves Illegally Killed
$5000 reward
Dec. 9, 2004
This came from the US Fish and Wildlife Service in Boise today. The wolves were killed in various areas in central and west central Idaho.
Contact: Craig Tabor or Scott Kabasa, 208-378-5333
US Fish and Wildlife Service Office of Law Enforcement
1387 S. Vinnell Way, Room 341 • Boise, Idaho 83709The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is seeking information about four gray wolves that were found dead between October and November in Idaho. The Service and Defenders of Wildlife are offering rewards of $5,000 per wolf for information leading to an arrest or conviction in any case.
All the wolves appeared to have been shot, and their carcasses have been sent to the Service’s National Forensics Laboratory in Ashland, Oregon, for further analysis. Investigators indicate that the wolves were found in various areas.
The first wolf was recovered in mid-October near the Gold Fork Park-n-Ski Area on the Boise National Forest near Idaho City.
Another wolf was found dead in the Partridge Creek area on the Payette National Forest near Riggins, and it is estimated that animal had been killed sometime between late October and early November.
Two other wolves were shot between late October and early November. Law enforcement agents recovered one of these animals in the Council area, near Weasel Gulch on the Payette National Forest, and the other at Mountain Meadows on the Boise National Forest near Stanley.
The killing of an animal protected under the Endangered Species Act is punishable by a fine of up to $100,000 and one year in jail.
Service law enforcement officials ask that anyone with information about any of these illegal killings or others, please contact the Office of Law Enforcement at 208-378-5333. Callers may remain anonymous.
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