WHITESTONE, ON-The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry is asking for the publics’ help finding the people responsible for shooting and wounding a bear cub.
Occurring in Whitestone, on August 13th, Conservation Officers responded to a complaint about the shooting of a female bear cub on Whitestone Lake Road and Finn Road.
The MNRF believes the people involved shot the cub with a small calibre firearm, resulting in the animal sustaining serious injuries between the dates of August 10th and the 12th.
Anyone with information about this incident is to call Conservation Officer Mike Stoneman at 705-773-4235 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
If you need to report any natural resource violation or provide info about an unsolved case, you can call the MNRF tip line at 1-877-847-7667.