$2,000 reward offered for poacher who sawed off cougar’s PAWS as it lay dead on the side of road

May 2, 2012 ODU Admin Predator Hunting Comments Off on $2,000 reward offered for poacher who sawed off cougar’s PAWS as it lay dead on the side of road

Wildlife officials in California are asking the public to be on the lookout for the cruel poacher who sawed a dead cougar’s paws off.

Authorities said the suspect removed the feet as apparent souvenirs of the mountain lion after it was struck and killed by a car.

The California Highway Patrol was called before dawn Tuesday to investigate a report of a deer on U.S. Route 101 near Buellton in Central California’s Santa Barbara County.

The responding officer instead found the cougar dead on the road, pulled it to the side and contacted a game warden to dispose of the carcass.  Read more….

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