A female North American elk is pictured in this Wikimedia Commons photo. WIKIMEDIA COMMONS/James St. John

Elk killed and dragged by vehicle, left abandoned near Castlegar

An elk was unlawfully killed and dragged behind a truck for several kilometres, before being dumped on a road near Castlegar, according to the Conservation Officer Service in a recent Facebook post.

Conservation Officers are investigating the incident in the West Kootenays.

On Sunday night, a cow elk was poached in the community of Krestova. The elk was then dragged throughout Krestova and the nearby community of New Settlement behind a light-coloured pickup truck for approximately five kilometres. It was eventually discarded on a road in Pass Creek near Castlegar, according to the service's Facebook post.

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"The suspects did not take any meat, and the entire elk (was) unsalvageable. The incident could lead to numerous possible charges," according to the service in the post.

Anyone with information is asked to call 1-877-952-7277.

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Carli Berry has been telling stories in the Okanagan for the past three years and after finding her footing in the newspaper industry, joined the Infonews team in January 2020. Recipient of the 2019 MA Murray award for feature writing, Carli is passionate about stories that involve housing, business and the environment. Born on Vancouver Island, she is happy to say Okanagan Lake reminds, her slightly, of the ocean. Carli can be reached at (250) 864-7494 or email cberry@infonews.ca.

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