And now:[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: May you walk in light & love //members.tripod.com/sapawiyaka/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: Kim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Feather <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thursday, September 30, 1999 2:26 PM Subject: Trib.com: Dead bison found near West Yellowstone; trophy head and cape missing Tracked down source - this is from trib.com Wyoming's Internet Newspaper http://www.trib.com/HOMENEWS/WYO/BisonPoaching.html Dead bison found near West Yellowstone; trophy head and cape missing WEST YELLOWSTONE, Mont. (AP) - The carcass of a bull bison - its head, part of the hide and its genitals missing - has been found near the Montana Department of Livestock bison trap north of here, an official of the Buffalo Field Campaign said Wednesday. Mike Mease, one of the founders of the bison watchdog group, said the fresh carcass was found Tuesday on private property near the Duck Creek trap, which is just outside the boundary of Yellowstone National Park. The rest of the animal was left to rot, he said. Group members photographed and videotaped the carcass. Mease said they saw no evidence that it had been dragged or moved and it was fresh enough that no scavengers had feasted on it yet. The property belongs to Dale Koelzer, a longtime West Yellowstone resident. He allows the livestock agency to trap bison on his property and has been critical of bison that move onto his property. Jim Miller, a game warden in West Yellowstone, provided few details to the Bozeman Daily Chronicle when asked about the apparent poaching and mutilation. "All we know is we have a dead buffalo," Miller said. He referred questions to Gallatin Deputy County Attorney Todd Whipple, who said the county sheriff's office and Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks were investigating "whether it was killed lawfully or not, and if so, who is responsible." Whipple said the wildlife agency, like other law enforcement agencies, must have a search warrant to enter private property if a landowner denies access. But he would not say whether he was seeking a court order to allow inspection of the carcass. Bison, especially bulls, can be cantankerous and have been known to gore horses, so landowners are allowed to shoot them if the bison pose an immediate threat. However, they must report the action immediately. Koelzer could not be reached for comment Wednesday. Rob Tierney, who runs bison operations for the Department of Livestock, said Koelzer had told an agency official about the dead bison. "He told us he didn't shoot that buffalo, and I would take that to the bank," Tierney said. "If it was shot, that landowner did not shoot it. He would have called us in a minute." Miller said he hopes to be able to inspect the carcass shortly and determine a cause of death. > Reprinted under the Fair Use http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.html doctrine of international copyright law. &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Tsonkwadiyonrat (We are ONE Spirit) Unenh onhwa' Awayaton http://www.tdi.net/ishgooda/ UPDATES: CAMP JUSTICE http://shell.webbernet.net/~ishgooda/oglala/ &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
