A gaggle of dead and decapitated goof was found in Idaho after the 4th of July weekend in what wildlife authorisation suspect may have been a malicious flak by a man .
TheIdaho Department of Fish and Game(IDFG ) says that three chemical group of Canadian jackass and their gosling were hit by a car along a 183 - meter ( 200 - yard ) stretch of route in Bloomington , Bear Lake County . In each location , the headspring of many of the stagnant geese were removed and taken from the shot .
It ’s not certain how the decapitation go on , but authorities have find out the possibility of an animal scavenging the bodies .
Senior Conservation Officer Kolby White investigates a decapitated Canada goose carcass. Image credit: Kolby White/Idaho Fish and Game
“ It is [ … ] possible decapitation could have happened as a result of the vehicle collision itself . At this point , it is not entirely clear how beheading occurred , ” Jennifer Jackson , Regional Communications Manager at Idaho Department of Fish and Game , say IFLScience .
“ The timeline does not really lend itself to a scavenger scenario , however , because the account come in so shortly keep up the incident , and the probe start very quickly . no matter of the cause of beheading , the point remain that someone by design ran over three separate mathematical group of goose and their non - fast-flying goslings on the same section of road over this retiring Fourth of July weekend , ” added Jackson .
strike by the grisliness of the crime , the IDFG has asked anyone with any information on the incident to contact Senior Conservation Officer Kolby White in Montpelier at 208 - 204 - 3921 or the Citizens Against Poaching Hotline at 1 - 800 - 632 - 5999 .
Heads were removed from many of the dead geese - like this one - and taken from the scene. Image credit: Kolby White/Idaho Fish and Game
“ Callers can remain anon. and rewards are useable to those with information that precede to an arrest , ” they said in apress release .
The Canada goofball ( Branta canadensis ) is aboriginal to North America but has been preface to other parts of the world . Some populations breed in Canada and the northerly United States in the summer months and can migrate down as far as the southern US and northern Mexico during the winter . Other population of the bird species can be found in Idaho all class round and are extremely common in the state .
It is effectual to hunt Canada geese in Idaho , but peoplemust followa number of rule and regulations .
