SEATTLE, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- When a wolf's telemetry collar signaled that it wasn't moving, federal wildlife officials went to investigate. They found the collar's wearer dead, shot and killed in Washington State's Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest. Now, several conservation groups have pooled funding and are offering a $15,000 reward for any information that helps bring the poacher to justice.
"It is our hope that this reward will help law enforcement bring the person responsible for the killing of this wolf to justice and defer future tragic killings," Shawn Cantrell, an activist with Defenders of Wildlife, told seattlepi.com.