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Burlington man faces charges in alleged swan shootings
Orlan Love
Jan. 6, 2011 1:43 pm
BURLINGTON – Ryan Standard, 39, of Burlington, faces numerous charges after allegedly shooting a pair of swans.
Standard as charged with allegedly killing the trumpeter swans at the Green Bay Bottoms area in northern Lee County in late December. The charges resulted from a call through the Turn In Poachers (TIP) hotline.
Standard faces two counts of unlawful taking of wildlife, one count of not having a hunting license, one count of not having a habitat stamp, one charge of not having a federal migratory bird stamp and one count of not having a state migratory bird stamp.
The case is still under investigation and additional charges may be filed.
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