$2,500 Reward Offered For Wolf Shooting Information
-$2,500 reward offered for information on male gray wolf OR-59 shooting-
Please contact the Service’s Office of Law Enforcement at 916-569-8444 if you have any info regarding the shooting of this wolf. More: https://t.co/eutwHoLZvc
Photo of a gray wolf (not OR-59) by @USFWS pic.twitter.com/rDpUgCswEj
— US Fish and Wildlife, Pacific Southwest Region (@USFWS_PSW) January 8, 2020
The following is courtesy of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service:
$2,500 Reward offered for information on gray wolf shooting
Sacramento, California—The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is investigating the shooting of an endangered gray wolf found along County Road 91, Modoc County, California, in December 2018.
The gray wolf is currently listed as endangered throughout portions of its range, including California, under the federal Endangered Species Act of 1973. Taking, shooting, injuring, or killing a wolf are violations of the ESA, and carry a maximum penalty for a criminal violation of one year in jail and a $100,000 fine per individual. Learn more about the protected status of gray wolves
Anyone with information regarding the shooting of this wolf is asked to contact theService’s Office of Law Enforcement, Sacramento Field Office at 916-569-8444. The Service is authorized to pay rewards for information or assistance which leads to an arrest, a criminal conviction, civil penalty assessment, or forfeiture of seized property. Payment of rewards is the discretion of the Service, and is linked to specific federal wildlife laws. The amount of any reward we may pay is commensurate with the information or assistance received. Callers with information may remain anonymous.
The male wolf, known as OR-59, was wearing a Global Positioning System collar and the cause of death has been determined to be a single gunshot wound caused by a .22 caliber centerfire jacketed bullet.
