Trapper tells story of capturing rare Michigan lynx and how he now faces some blowback

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Officials trapped this rare Canada lynx in Harbor Beach Sunday, March 17, 2019, and relocated it to the Howell Nature Center's Wildlife Rehabilitation Clinic Monday, March 18, 2019.

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Officials trapped this rare Canada lynx in Harbor Beach Sunday, March 17, 2019, and relocated it to the Howell Nature Center’s Wildlife Rehabilitation Clinic Monday, March 18, 2019.

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HARBOR BEACH, MI — The Michigan trapper who captured a rare lynx after it killed a farmer’s pet geese says he wanted to release the animal back into the wild and regrets that state officials took it to a nature center.

He also says he’s faced social media criticism for trapping the animal and some people are wishing him dead.

Jordan Cook, 29, is a beekeeper by trade who lives in Applegate, a village of about 250 people in Sanilac County, along Lake Huron. He’s also a self-taught trapper.

Cook says the owner of McCoy Honey Co. in Harbor Beach, Joseph McCoy, asked for his help after spotting two apparent…

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