DNA evidence used to convict Baie Verte peninsula poachers
CBC News
Posted: Oct 10, 2012 2:17 PM NT
Last Updated: Oct 10, 2012 6:07 PM NT
ATV and illegal moose meat seized by N.L. government officials. (Photo courtesy Government of Newfoundland and Labrador)
Two people from La Scie and one person from Brent's Cove on the Baie Verte peninsula have been convicted of poaching.
The convictions came as results of an investigation into complaints dating back to November 2010 of widespread wildlife poaching in the La Scie area.
Wildlife enforcement officers looked into the killing of three moose, including a calf, which led officers to multiple kill sites.
Investigators used DNA evidence collected from the kill sites, and from meat confiscated from freezers to show that the poachers illegally killed the three moose.
The investigation also revealed that the poachers transported the carcasses by ATV to a remote cabin where the animals were butchered. Then the meat was brought to the homes of two of the suspects.
The three poachers have been fined a total of $12,900. They have also been banned from holding moose or caribou hunting licences for the next five years, and one of the poachers had his six-wheeled ATV seized by the government.
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