After discovering a mass slaughter of caribou, including cows in the final stages of pregnancy, and catastrophic vandalism on his lands in Northern Canada, an American lodge owner is calling on the government and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) to restore law and order.
Nick Scigliano, owner of two lodge properties within Canada's Nueltin Lake Provincial Park, discovered the devastationduringanApril 11thspringwellness inspectionofhisfloatplanedockandbuildingswhich were forcibly entered, severely damaged, and stripped of valuable contents.
Further north at his Treeline Lodge,Scigliano witnessed dozens of dead caribou strewn across the snow, stained red with blood. Observation of several individuals, snowmobiles, and packed trails evidence that the lodge was being used as a slaughterhouse.
“Icouldn't believemyeyes,”Sciglianosaid.”Snowmobileswerechasingcaribou acrossthelakeand there were piles of dead animals everywhere.”
Fearingpotentialconflict,Sciglianochosenottolandandimmediatelytraveled totheCityofThompson and reported the incidents to the RCMP and Conservation Services.
On April 18th,Sciglianoandlawenforcementtogethervisitedthepropertiesandfoundthatthelodge was occupied and another mass caribou killing had occurred in front of the float plane dock.
“Thedestructionwasoverwhelming-cabinsransacked,furnitureburnedforfirewood,andhuman waste inside the buildings,” added Scigliano.
“It'ssickeningandemotionaltoseeeverythingdestroyed,andevenworse, wasthetonefromlaw enforcement suggesting little could be done,” Scigliano said.
Subsequentinspectionsrevealedsimilardevastationathissecondproperty,Kasmere LakeLodge, including the burning of partsofa historic log structure forfirewood.Among hismost disturbing discoveries were the remains of numerous unborn caribou calves left behind in the carnage.
“It'ssenseless,”saidScigliano. “This is not subsistence hunting. They killed wastefully and left dead carcasses on my doorstep. These images will haunt me forever.”
Originallyplanningtorestorethelodgesasfishingandeco-tourismhubs,Sciglianonowfearsthefuture of the properties and the Park itself is uncertain.
“Nueltin Lake Provincial Park was once a symbol of conservation and sustainability.It was Canada's originalfishing'catch andrelease'lake. It isapristinewildernessthatcannotbeallowedtobecomea desecrated lawless zone,” he said. “We need real accountability, and we need governmenttoact.Lawlessnesssimplycannotbe allowed.”
NueltinLakeProvincialParkislocated approximately700miles northofWinnipeg,Manitoba, Canada.
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