Wolf shooting in Grand Teton National Park
12-19-2005, clarification 12-20
This is the first illegal shooting of a wolf in a western national park. The news release follows.
_________U.S. Dept. of Interior
Fish and Wildlife Service Office of Law Enforcement
P.O. Box 570
Lander, Wyoming 82520TO: Local Press Agencies
From: Special Agent Roy Brown
RE: Press ReleaseWOLF SHOOTING IN GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK
Federal wildlife officials are investigating the shooting of a wolf near Half Moon Lake in Teton National Park. Investigators have determined that the wolf was killed in the early morning hours of Monday, October 17, 2005. Investigators have also determined the exact location of the killing and are working to identify the person responsible. Investigators are investigating all available leads. The investigators believe that several people have knowledge of the killing of this wolf.
Anyone having information regarding the killing of this wolf is encouraged to contact Special Agent Roy Brown who heads the Office of law Enforcement for the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service in Lander, Wyoming. Special Agent Brown can be reached at (307) 332-7607. Persons calling with information can remain anonymous and will be eligible for rewards.
Notice some people wonder where this is. It is barely inside the Park, at the extreme NE boundary. Halfmoon Lake is a meander pond of the Buffalo River. It lies near the mouth of Wallace Draw in the Buffalo Valley.
The folks that wrote the news release sure like the word "investigators." ;-)
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