Colorado
Pitkin landfill manager loses job over dead bear
Posted: Oct 30, 2012 3:05 PM by AP posted by Juice Godfrey
ASPEN, Colo. (AP) - Pitkin County landfill manager Chris Hoofnagle is out of a job after an employee was cited for illegally hunting a bear on county property without a permit.
According to the Aspen Daily News, two people, including a landfill employee, were cited by state wildlife officials for illegally killing a bear without a permit at the facility last month. The two men face large fines if convicted.
Hoofnagle and county officials refused to comment.
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