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    Three moose poaching incidents on the west coast are under investigation

    Friday, 27 September 2024 12:00

    By Tonya Organ

    Officers responded to a complaint from the public about a dead bull moose approximately two kilometers east of Codroy Pond near the Trans-Canada Highway.

    Wildlife officers are looking into yet another moose poaching incident on the west coast. The Resource Enforcement Division of the Department of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture is seeking information related to the incident near the Codroy Pond area. Officers responded to a complaint from the public about a dead bull moose approximately two kilometers east of Codroy Pond near the Trans-Canada Highway.  The moose had been shot and left, and likely killed on Monday, September 23rd. Officers continue to seek information about two other recent poaching incidents in the area. An illegally harvested moose is believed to have been shot on the roadway in the St. David’s area on the morning of September 18. A dead bull moose, likely killed during the period from September 14-16, was shot and left approximately six kilometres in the Black Duck Siding Resource Road.

     Anyone who may have additional information about these incidents or witnessed suspicious activity in the area is encouraged to contact the Resource Enforcement Division, Stephenville Detachment, at 709-643-3143.

     

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