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Beaver Island Wildlife Club reports missing wildlife-management equipment, 2010

Also USDA Wildlife Services Beaver Island equipment loss 2010 · Beaver Island Wildlife Club missing batteries and corn oil

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TypeEvent
Dates2010-08-10 – 2010-08
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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2010-08-10 – 2010-08
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Modern era
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Beaver Island

Summary

In August 2010, the Beaver Island Wildlife Club reported that two marine batteries belonging to USDA Wildlife Services personnel and six containers of club corn oil were missing from equipment stored at the Transfer Station.

Evidence limits

This is a reported loss, not a police finding or proof of theft. The forum does not document recovery or the full extent of missing property.

Sources

  1. The Wildlife Club reported that two large marine batteries belonging to USDA Wildlife Services personnel were missing from zodiacs stored at the Transfer Station, and then reported six missing five-gallon jugs of club corn oil. The notice establishes a reported loss and the presence of federal wildlife-management work, not theft findings, recovery, or a complete inventory.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 02 · t002652

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Wildlife Club reports missing wildlife-management equipment, 2010”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-wildlife-services-equipment-loss-2010/, accessed [date], citing Jeff Powers, "Missing USDA Wildlife Services Marine Batteries," Beaver Island Forum, August 10, 2010..

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