Big game hunters face federal wildlife charges for expeditions that killed mountain lions

Three big game hunters face felony wildlife counts for organizing rogue hunts in Idaho and Wyoming that charged people over $6,000 apiece for a chance to trek into the wilderness and kill mountain lions, federal prosecutors announced Wednesday.

The hunting expeditions were unlicensed and ended up killing at least a dozen mountain lions, also known as cougars, a federal indictment said.

Chad Michael Kulow, Andrea May Major and LaVoy Linton Eborn were indicted on conspiracy and charges under the Lacey Act , according to the Justice Department. The Lacey Act is a federal conservation law that prohibits trade in wildlife, fish and plants that have been illegally taken, transported or sold…

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