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Illegal harvest of Yukon sheep leads to $100,000 in fines against Alaskan hunters
- Two illegally harvested thinhorn sheep were returned to the Yukon Territory after a cross-border poaching case involving Alaskan hunters resulted in over $100,000 in fines.
- Yukon Government, U.S. National Park Service, and Alaska Wildlife Troopers reported that enforcement officials returned the two sheep during a meeting in May.
- Three American hunters pleaded guilty in Yukon court to unlawfully harvesting the sheep and were fined $10,000 each plus additional fines for meat waste.
- The hunters were sentenced to five years probation, fined $5,000 each, and ordered to pay $58,200 in restitution to Yukon after related U.S. charges, highlighting serious consequences for illegal wildlife violations.
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Illegal harvest of Yukon sheep leads to $100,000 in fines against Alaskan hunters
Officials from the Yukon and Alaska say two thinhorn sheep that were harvested illegally in the Canadian territory have been returned, following the resolution of a cross-border poaching case that resulted in more than $100,000 in combined fines.
·Toronto, Canada
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