Lucedale man jailed for killing bear
The Clarion-Ledger • January 21, 2009
A Lucedale man is now serving jail time for killing a Mississippi black bear.
http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=200990121012
Darryl Eubanks is serving 30 days in jail for killing the endangered species while he was deer hunting in 2007. He also was fined $5,000 and ordered to pay $10,000 in restitution to the Bear Education and Restoration (BEAR) Group of Mississippi. Eubanks is barred from hunting for a year and must perform 50 hours of community service at a wildlife refuge.
In January 2008, state and federal wildlife officials learned that a black bear carcass had been found in south Mississippi and began to investigate.
Investigators learned Eubanks shot and killed the bear, then cut the paw off the bear and showed it to several people.
After initially denying to authorities he killed the bear, he pleaded guilty to a violation of the Endangered Species Act for killing the bear and a misdemeanor charge. As part of the plea agreement, the government asked U.S. District Judge Keith Starrett to dismiss the charge of giving a false statement to a federal agent and the charge of obstruction of justice for tampering with a material witness.
In 1932, black bears were given statewide protection in Mississippi because there were less than 12 black bears remaining in the state. In 1974, the black bear was included on Mississippi’s first list of rare and threatened animals. In 1992, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service declared the Mississippi black bear as “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act.
[confused]endangered/threatened species[rofl][rofl].....lets give them some of ours[hihi]
The Clarion-Ledger • January 21, 2009
A Lucedale man is now serving jail time for killing a Mississippi black bear.
http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=200990121012
Darryl Eubanks is serving 30 days in jail for killing the endangered species while he was deer hunting in 2007. He also was fined $5,000 and ordered to pay $10,000 in restitution to the Bear Education and Restoration (BEAR) Group of Mississippi. Eubanks is barred from hunting for a year and must perform 50 hours of community service at a wildlife refuge.
In January 2008, state and federal wildlife officials learned that a black bear carcass had been found in south Mississippi and began to investigate.
Investigators learned Eubanks shot and killed the bear, then cut the paw off the bear and showed it to several people.
After initially denying to authorities he killed the bear, he pleaded guilty to a violation of the Endangered Species Act for killing the bear and a misdemeanor charge. As part of the plea agreement, the government asked U.S. District Judge Keith Starrett to dismiss the charge of giving a false statement to a federal agent and the charge of obstruction of justice for tampering with a material witness.
In 1932, black bears were given statewide protection in Mississippi because there were less than 12 black bears remaining in the state. In 1974, the black bear was included on Mississippi’s first list of rare and threatened animals. In 1992, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service declared the Mississippi black bear as “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act.
[confused]endangered/threatened species[rofl][rofl].....lets give them some of ours[hihi]
