A person plead guilty to multiple violations of the Wildlife Act.
An Albertan has recently plead guilty to multiple violations of the Wildlife Act.
An investigation began when fish and wildlife officers responded to two seemingly unrelated reports of shot and left mule deer, which was reported through the Report A Poacher line.
At the scenes of the kills, officers collected DNA evidence and a cell phone located near one of the mule deer carcasses.
After obtaining a search warrant, officers conducted a lawful forensic analysis, which linked the phone to Alberta resident, Ian Cameron.
A further investigation revealed that Cameron had illegally shot and killed at least four antlered mule deer and one antlered bull moose, even though he did not hold any recreational hunting licenses.
Cameron was also found to have illegally used a spotlight to hunt wildlife at night between the Red Deer, Pine Lake, and Delburne areas.
It was also confirmed by officers that Cameron’s connection to the bull moose through matching DNA samples that were collected at the scene of a decapitated carcass with an antlered bull moose head that was located in the back of an SUV linked to Cameron.
As a result, Cameron plead guilty, and was sentenced to a global penalty of 75 days in jail, $2,000 in fines, an eight-year suspension of his recreational hunting licences, as well as a judicial order requiring him to report coming into possession of any wildlife, among other restrictions.
If anyone has information about wildlife or fishery violations, call the 24-hour Report A Poacher line at 1-800-642-3800, or online at alberta.ca/report-poacher.
Those who call in can remain anonymous and could qualify for a reward.
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