MENOMINEE AND ONTONAGON COUNTIES-- Conservation Officers from the Department of Natural Resources have resolved wolf poaching incidents in Menominee and Ontonagon counties.
Officers obtained confessions from two men Tuesday in separate, unrelated incidents.
On Monday Wildlife Division personnel received a mortality signal from the collar of a female wolf in Ontonagon County. During the firearm deer hunting season a mortality signal was received from a male wolf in Menominee County.
Prosecuting attorneys are reviewing the cases for charges. The names of the men – a 58-year-old from Greenland and a 67-year-old from Menominee Township – are being withheld pending their arraignments in the respective county district courts.
Gray wolves are protected under the Endangered Species Act. Illegally killing a wolf is punishable by up to 90 days in jail, a $1,000 fine, or both, and the cost of prosecution.
