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Park fines hunter for illegal wolf kill

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Grand Teton National Park wolf

Fresh off feeding on a carcass, a gray wolf pauses while traveling across the sagebrush flats last January in Grand Teton National Park.

A man who pleaded guilty to illegally killing a wolf in Grand Teton National Park was fined $5,040, park officials announced today.

On Jan. 1, park rangers identified evidence to suggest illegal hunting activity within the park near its eastern boundary, according to a press release Grand Teton released Wednesday.

“Park rangers identified a blood trail and followed it to a location that was later determined to be the site of an illegal wolf kill within the park,” the release said. “Rangers followed up with a thorough investigation and determined that the individuals from Wyoming were involved.”

A 56-year-old man and 55-year-old woman, unnamed by the park, were charged with illegal take of wildlife within the…

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