‘The kind of crime we uncovered here could threaten the integrity of our wildlife species in Montana…’
March 16, 2024 Genetically modified sheep / IMAGE: ChatGPT ( Brett Rowland , The Center Square ) A Montana man has pleaded guilty to two felonies as part of an almost decade-long effort to create giant sheep hybrids to sell to hunting facilities.
“This was an audacious scheme to create massive hybrid sheep species to be sold and hunted as trophies,” said Assistant Attorney General Todd Kim of the Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division. “In pursuit of this scheme, Schubarth violated international law and the Lacey Act, both of which protect the viability and health of native populations of animals.”
Arthur “Jack” Schubarth, 80, of Vaughn, Mont., pleaded guilty to a conspiracy to violate the Lacey Act and violating the Lacey Act.The Lacey Act aims to combat trafficking of illegally taken wildlife, fish […]
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