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Michigan Man Guilty of Illegally Killing Wolf in UP
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7/1/2010
A Gladwin man found guilty of illegally killing a gray wolf in the Upper Peninsula has been sentenced.
ST. IGNACE, Mich. (AP) — A Gladwin man found guilty of illegally killing a gray wolf in the Upper Peninsula has been sentenced.
Forty-seven-year-old Michael Greaves was ordered to pay $500 in fines and costs and $1,500 in restitution during his June 15 sentencing in 92nd District Court in St. Ignace. Judge Clayton Graham also suspended Greaves' hunting privileges for one year.
Department of Natural Resources and Environment officials said in a statement that during the Upper Peninsula's 2009 muzzleloading deer season they received a mortality signal from a collar attached to the wolf. The wolf was recovered and examined by United States Fish and Wildlife Service officials.
A conviction for illegally killing a gray wolf is punishable by up to 90 days in jail, a $1000 fine, and $1500 in restitution.
