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#1 Vic

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Posted 29 March 2017 - 12:25 PM

Man this is sad.  I hope they catch these guys - there should be jail time for sure. 

 

 

http://www.reviewjou...ts-death-valley

 

  

 


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Posted 29 March 2017 - 02:32 PM

The photos are interesting as the article mentions 2 backpackers, but the right photo shows 3 people. The backpackers look like it is the beginning of their trip.

 

 

 

I wish the offered reward was much, much larger.


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Posted 29 March 2017 - 02:33 PM

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Posted 29 March 2017 - 02:46 PM

So disappointing! I hope they find them...
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#5 Tuff Guy 62

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Posted 29 March 2017 - 04:46 PM

I also hope that the perpetrators are discovered and convicted.

 

When folks think of poachers, what usually comes to mind is someone out in the field illegally taking live game. However, poaching also extends to the illegal taking of fossils. There are big bucks to be made in the sale of fossils, especially vertebrate fossils.

 

This type of activity has been going on all over the country (and world wide) on our protected federal and state lands for a long time and only seems to be getting worse, especially with the advent of the internet guaranteeing an easy sale. As long as there is money to be made, this reprehensible activity is going to continue to haunt us like a plague.

 

Rarely is this this type activity a crime of opportunity, most illegal takes are premeditated and carefully planned. These criminals are smart, knowing what to look for and where.They are stealthy and usually case the localities in great detail. Very few poachers are ever caught and convicted and when they are it's usually by dumb blind luck.

 

More remote cameras in the field, increased patrols, drones, etc. will help as a deterrent but that takes a greater commitment to the additional allocation of already scarce resources. In my opinion what would really help is a legitimate wholesale/retail vetting process and I hate to say (gulp!) government regulation of private party sales similar what has been done with the ivory trade.


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Posted 29 March 2017 - 06:26 PM

Truly upsetting.
A public hanging is in order. Hope they are caught and punished to the full extent of the law.


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Posted 29 March 2017 - 08:48 PM

Hanging?.... nah I like the stockade head and arm blocks. That way they have to be recognized for a couple weeks of public shaming and then a year of fixing trails and outhouses. Much more cost effective. ... always nice to have a newly cleaned outhouse too.

Reminds me of the idiot who pushed over the mounds in the other park and videoed himself (a cub scout "leader").


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Posted 29 March 2017 - 11:22 PM

At least they got decent pics. Someone knows these people.


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Posted 30 March 2017 - 12:18 AM

I agree. Those wildlife cameras are great in many ways. I always leave ours on a tree facing my house if we are gone for a long trip. I have lots of shots of the UPS guy.
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Posted 01 April 2017 - 03:12 PM

Here is the NPS page on the theft -

 

Fossils Stolen

 

It does look like remote camera shots of three backpackers in the area they would like to speak with as they may have information. Notice that one man is carrying two backpacks.


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