Province seeks information on snowmobilers who chased, killed coyote

Conservation officers are taking tips from the publicafter posting on social media that they are looking for two people involved inkilling a coyote.

During the incident March 6 near Bidefordin Prince County,investigators say an eyewitness reportedtwo people on snowmobiles used one of the machines to run down a coyote.

The animal was "pinned to the ice" according to the province's social media posting.

P.E.I. Public Safety said the coyote was killed by two dogs that werereleased from a kennel being towed behind the second snowmobile.The dead coyote was taken away on one of the snowmobiles, according to the posting.

The investigatingofficer was not immediately available for comment.

The incident took place between 4:15 and 4:30 pm on the ice below Green Park, according to the posting.

The Department of Justice and Public Safety is offering a cash reward for information that leadsto a conviction.

"We are seeing a lot of activity on social media over this," said Donna Hooper, senior communications officerwith the Department of Justice and Public Safety, noting the more than two dozen comments on the post.

The province isasking anyone with information to callCrime Stoppersor use itswebsiteto report poaching.

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