Woodhouse is upping the ante with a $1,000 in additional reward money. The head of the white moose was left behind. Both were discovered in a forestry cut near Foleyet. "Our investigation continues into identifying the individual(s) responsible," wrote Maimoona Dinani, acting media relations officer for the Ministry of Natural Resource and Forestry, in an email to CTV News.Ĭrime Stoppers is offering a $2,000 cash reward for tips leading to the conviction of the person responsible for shooting of the white cow moose, and a brown cow moose. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry said Friday it has received no tips in the case.
The province banned hunting the animal in the Timmins and Foleyet areas, and when one was shot in October, it sparked a public outcry. Our ancestors and elders have told us stories our entire lives about the majestic creature and how lucky we are to have them in our area."
"We coexisted with the spirit moose on our traditional territory. "The spirit moose has and always will be sacred and respected in our family and our community," Woodhouse said. He now lives in Thompson, Man., but felt it was important to raise awareness about his people and their land. In an online interview with CTV News, Woodhouse described how special it was to see a white moose as a child, and then later as an adult with his wife while boating on the Groundhog River. They consider white moose or 'spirit moose' a sacred animal.
The reward was launched by Troy Woodhouse of Flying Post First Nation, an Aboriginal group connected to an area of land located between Timmins and Foleyet. The reward is climbing for information on whoever illegally shot and killed a rare white moose in the Foleyet area near Timmins last month.
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