Wednesday, June 10, 2009

National park poacher convicted and sentenced

National Parks Traveler reports on the conviction and sentencing of illegal poacher Stephen Slavinsky.

Montana resident Slavinsky, 43, hunted and poached animals illegally, some even in protected Yellowstone National Park. He was convicted of four state felony counts of illegal poaching, sentenced to 20 years in prison (15 years suspended), stripped of all rights to own or possess a gun, and banned from hunting worldwide.

Read the full story: Yellowstone poacher loses hunting privileges for life

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