Liberty Lake Man sentenced for killing wolves

https://www.kxly.com/news/liberty-lake-man-sentenced-for-killing-wolves/693189065

By: Robyn Nance
Posted: Jan 29, 2018 08:31 AM PST Updated: Jan 29, 2018 08:31 AM PST

NEWPORT, Wash – An eastern Washington man who killed two wolves has been fined more than $8,000.
Terry Leroy Fowler, 55, of Liberty Lake received the fine Thursday in Pend Oreille County District Court. He pleaded guilty to two counts of unlawful taking of endangered wildlife.
Authorities began investigating the wolf deaths in Pend Oreille County in early 2016 and ultimately searched Fowler’s cabin and home.
Investigators say they found evidence of wolf trapping, wolf hair and two wolf skulls.
Fowler will have to spend 30 days under home electronic monitoring, but a 364-day jail sentence was suspended.
Washington state lists wolves as endangered throughout the state. Under federal law, wolves are listed as endangered in the western two-thirds of the state.

6 thoughts on “Liberty Lake Man sentenced for killing wolves

  1. Naturally the jail term was suspended. Hardly sends the right message. Sometimes I wonder if the judges don’t think the killing is that big a deal or they fear hunter backlash. A lot of people around this part of the country don’t want to be “wolf lovers.”

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