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‘Lots of meat’ left on poached elk: B.C. Conservation Officer

Bull carcass discovered near the highway east of Lake Cowichan
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Elk near Lake Cowichan. (BCCOS photo)

The BC Conservation Officer Service is reporting yet another elk poaching along Highway 18 on Vancouver Island.

A tweet by the conservation service said the remains of a bull elk were found five kilometres east of Lake Cowichan along the highway.

“Someone saw the elk lying there and reported it to the Conservation Officer Service so I went out there to check it out,” said conservation officer Scott Norris.

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Sarah Simpson

About the Author: Sarah Simpson

I started my time with simplymastery as an intern, before joining the Citizen in the summer of 2004.
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