By Amy Robinson
The DNR and the US Fish and Wildlife Service are seeking information about a wolf poaching case in the Eastern UP.
The remains of a Grey wolf were found in late April near Engadine in Mackinac County.
An examination showed the animal died of a gunshot wound.
Debbie Munson Badini with the DNR said it's likely this case will only be solved with the help of the public.
"We really depend on the conservationists and the hunters in our communities up here to say, this is not the kind of activity that we support. We want to see people following the game and fish laws, and doing things on the up and up. So most of the time when cases like this are closed, it's because someone in the hunting community felt betrayed by someone who was illegally taking game whether it's wolf or a deer or whatever."
Munson Badini said although wolves were removed from the federal endangered list in January, they now come under state management.
She said except in cases of imminent danger to humans, when wolves are in the act of killing livestock, or when property owners have gotten a permit, it's illegal to kill wolves in Michigan.