GARDINER – Game wardens with Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks are seeking information about a wolf that was killed illegally near Gardiner last month.  

Officials received a mortality signal from a wolf collar in the Jardine area. They found the collar had been cut off and thrown into a tree, but they did not find a wolf carcass.  

This area is in wolf management unit 313, which closed to wolf hunting on Nov. 16. However, game wardens believe the collared wolf was killed around 10 p.m. on Dec. 25.  

Anyone with possible information is encouraged to contact Gardiner game warden Kameron Rauser at 406-224-5207 or visit tipmont.mt.gov to provide details. You may be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000.