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Poaching

  • One of the worst poachers in Montana history goes to the Pen

    Ralph Maughan

    Steve Slavinsky will do five years in Montana State Prison- ‘Serial wildlife killer’. By Jodi Hansen Bozeman Chronicle Staff Writer. Should he have received a stiffer sentence?

  • $40,500 reward offered in shooting of 2 California condors

    Ken Cole

    The two condors are still alive but suffer from lead poisoning from ingested lead and wounds from shotgun pellets. $40,500 reward offered in shooting of 2 California condors LA Times

  • Poachers kill wolves from Washington state's first pack

    Ralph Maughan

    Group calls for the arrest and prosecution of the suspects- Two of the members of Washington State’s first known wolf pack have been killed by poachers. The suspected poachers are known and live in Twisp, Washington. The wolf pack lives outside of the area where the federal government is trying to delist wolves. They are…

  • Bondurant, WY Eagle-killer fined $7500

    Ralph Maughan

    Incident creates a row over Wyoming Outfitters and Guides- Eagle killer fined $7,560. Outfitter will keep his license but won’t guide on the Bridger-Teton. By Cory Hatch, Jackson Hole News and Guide.

  • Another Mexican wolf shot

    Ralph Maughan

    Fewer than 50 now? Gray wolf’s shooting death under investigation. Associated Press. KSWT News This program simply has to undergo great revision by the new leadership at USFWS (this leadership has not yet been announced). Feds: Mexican gray wolf plan needs updating. By Susan Montoya Bryan. Associated Press.

  • Poaching on the rise as the economy sinks

    Ralph Maughan

    This is entirely predictable- .  .  . and you can bet most state legislatures will do nothing about it. Black-market meat – Illegal killing of animals on rise as economy sinks. By Tracie Cone. AP in the Missoulian. Idaho Fish and Game needs more money, although they make me mad and I don’t think they…

  • Grizzly bear found dead in the Ashton Reservoir (Idaho)

    Ralph Maughan

    Yearling male grizzly found dead under suspicious circumstances- Idaho Fish and Game Dept. news release. Jan. 16, 2009

  • Grangeville man, Idaho loses hunting license for life

    Ralph Maughan

    It looks like the poacher was also a teller of unlikely stories about the vicious “Canadian” wolves- I got the latest news update from Idaho Fish and Game today. One new item told how a resident of Grangeville, Idaho, Scott Richards, had lost his hunting license for life because of chronic poaching. That name certainly…

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