Tag: Poaching
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CPW asks public for help after bald eagle found shot with ball bearing
Colorado Parks and Wildlife has asked the public for help in learning more about the shooting of a bald eagle that took place in the Northglenn area. According to a press release on the matter, CPW officers along with local park rangers and animal control personnel responded to the report of an eagle on the…
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CPW asks public for help after bald eagle found shot with ball bearing
Colorado Parks and Wildlife has asked the public for help in learning more about the shooting of a bald eagle that took place in the Northglenn area. According to a press release on the matter, CPW officers along with local park rangers and animal control personnel responded to the report of an eagle on the…
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Active duty soldiers convicted of poaching multiple mule deer in Colorado
More than a year after initial evidence of poaching was discovered near Colorado Springs, soldiers have been convicted of related criminal charges. According to a press release from Colorado Parks and Wildlife, the investigation into the poaching case started in November 2024 when a hunter contacted Fort Carson Law Enforcement Officers to report finding a…
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Mountain lion found illegally shot and killed, left to rot near Colorado campsite
Colorado Parks and Wildlife is asking for help from the public in tracking down a suspect related to the illegal killing of a mountain lion. According to a press release on the matter, a report was received on Friday related to a mountain lion carcass that was found near the group campsites at Gunnison City…
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CPW wants answers after mountain lion killed illegally near Colorado mountain town
Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) officers are needing additional information from the public regarding the illegal killing of a mountain lion that was left in Taylor Canyon northeast of Almont, Colorado. CPW responded Friday when a report came in of a mountain lion carcass near the group campsites at Gunnison City Mountain Park, CPW said…
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Reward doubles in poaching case involving 4 bull elk shot and left to rot
The search continues for a suspect in a poaching case that involved the deaths of four large bull elk in Southern Colorado a couple months ago. According to Colorado Parks and Wildlife, their agency along with Operation Game Thief is seeking the public’s help in identifying a party that could be responsible for the killings,…
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Poached bighorn ram shot and left to rot in Colorado, killer could face $125,000-plus in fines
Colorado Parks and Wildlife is asking the public for help in solving a case after a bighorn ram was found to be illegally killed and left to rot on November 11. According to a report from the agency, the killing took place in the Cabin Draw area along Middle Creek in Saguache County, about 200…
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Investigation into illegal elk killing underway at Great Sand Dunes National Park
Authorities at Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve have requested assistance from the public in solving a case of poaching that recently took place at the San Luis Valley destination. According to a report on the matter, suspected poaching took place around September 9 to 10 in the Hudson drainage area of the National…
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Colorado Parks and Wildlife investigates poaching of moose in Park County
Colorado Parks and Wildlife is asking the public for assistance in solving a recent case of poaching that took place in Park County. According to the wildlife agency, a cow moose was poached in the area of Deer Creek at some point between September 28 and September 30. This is in the area of Bailey.…
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Officials investigating poaching of four bull elk in Las Animas County
Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials are offering a $1,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest or citation related to four poached and abandoned large bull elk carcasses left on four ranches in Las Animas County, according to a release from the agency Wednesday. Of the poached elk, one was shot and abandoned whole,…