INHUMANE SLAUGHTER OF WOLVES
My Question is, With Wolves on The Endangered Species list in Utah, Why is The Man that shot Echo Still Walking FREE????? Why has he not lost his rights to Hunt for Life? Hunters Like him, clearly have no Business Hunting!
The Fish and Wildlife Service revealed for the first time this week that the animal had been radio-collared roughly a year ago, in January 2014, near Cody, Wyoming—which suggests Echo had traveled at least 750 miles (1,200 kilometers) before being killed.
Wolves in Utah are protected under the Endangered Species Act, and hunting them can bring penalties of up to a year in prison and tens of thousands of dollars in fines. A spokesperson for the Fish and Wildlife Service would not comment on the shooting, but said the investigation is under way. (Read “Wolf Wars” in National Geographic magazine .)
“It’s very sad news,” said Michael Robinson , a conservationist and wolf advocate at the Center for Biological Diversity. “We and a lot of other people were rooting for her. Echo’s death illustrates the peril wolves face even under the protection of the Endangered Species Act.”
via Grand Canyon Wolf That Made Epic Journey Shot Dead in Utah.