$85,000 in restitution to be managed, as it
becomes available, by the International Crane Foundation to further Whooping
Crane conservation
February 2013. The International Crane
Foundation (ICF) is very pleased and relieved that an appropriate sentence was
issued to the man who shot an adult male Whooping crane in South Dakota last
April. The migrating adult crane was one of fewer than 300 individuals
remaining in the Aransas/Wood Buffalo population, the only self-sustaining wild
population of Whooping cranes in the world.
Sentence
Jeff Blachford, 26, was given a sentence that includes $85,000 in restitution (Compensation), 2 years probation, confiscation of his hunting rifle, and removal of his hunting and trapping rights anywhere in the U.S. for 2 years. Read full sentencing details here.
Jeff Blachford, 26, was given a sentence that includes $85,000 in restitution (Compensation), 2 years probation, confiscation of his hunting rifle, and removal of his hunting and trapping rights anywhere in the U.S. for 2 years. Read full sentencing details here.
"Today, hunters and other citizens are
receiving a clear message that there is a real price to shooting an endangered
species," notes Dr. Richard Beilfuss, President & CEO of the
International Crane Foundation.
Because of ICF's leadership and experience in
crane conservation, the USFWS has decided that the restitution money, as it
becomes available, will be managed by ICF to further Whooping crane
conservation. To address the continued threat of illegal shooting to the
recovery of Whooping crane populations, ICF and our partners are expanding
their educational outreach to students, hunters and the general public across
the Whooping cranes' range. The goal is to increase awareness, understanding
and appreciation for these natural treasures.
To learn more about ICF's ongoing conservation
efforts for these birds, visit: www.savingcranes.org/whooping-crane-conservation.html.
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