A federal investigation cleared a Wildlife Services trapper of animal cruelty last December but the agency's top official later raised questions about the case, documents obtained by The Bee show.
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A male coyote is caught in a leg-hold trap in Oregon. Although this is not one of the photos by trapper Jamie Olson that sparked the new furor, the trap is typical of those used.
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U.S. wildlife trapper Jamie Olson is shown with Bear, his Airedale, on a website that also shows the dog approaching a coyote in a leg-hold trap. Another series of photos, on Facebook, was removed by Wednesday, after the photos were spotted by an environmentalist. Olson's agency, Wildlife Services, is investigating.
