Lummy
05-17-2018, 11:08 AM
A large poaching ring believed behind wanton slaughter of hundreds of animals over several years has been busted in the Pacific Northwest.
The sheer size of the animal body count involved has shocked wildlife officials, in part because of the wantonness driving the rampant killing.
[It has been a] "killing spree," a Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife chief told Fox 12. "I'm completely disgusted."
"This particular violation really lays down the foundation that it was people killing animals to kill animals," Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife's Wickersham told KOIN 6. "There was really no other motive behind it other than these individuals wanted to kill."
With the help of motion-detecting cameras, authorities were led to all kinds of incrimintating evidence, and 17 poachers have been charged so far, comprising a poaching "club" that apparently has been active for several years.
https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/A-demented-social-club-Poachers-slaughtered-12921513.php
The sheer size of the animal body count involved has shocked wildlife officials, in part because of the wantonness driving the rampant killing.
[It has been a] "killing spree," a Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife chief told Fox 12. "I'm completely disgusted."
"This particular violation really lays down the foundation that it was people killing animals to kill animals," Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife's Wickersham told KOIN 6. "There was really no other motive behind it other than these individuals wanted to kill."
With the help of motion-detecting cameras, authorities were led to all kinds of incrimintating evidence, and 17 poachers have been charged so far, comprising a poaching "club" that apparently has been active for several years.
https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/A-demented-social-club-Poachers-slaughtered-12921513.php