The wolf killed in New York state last year got hunters, wildlife managers, and environmentalists talking.
Last December, in central New York, a hunter shot a critter that looked like a giant coyote. As in, an 85-pound coyote in an area known for coyotes that usually average about 40 pounds.
Three DNA tests later, that really big coyote turned out to be a wolf.
It wasn’t the first time a wolf showed up in New York State since the last known wolf was shot in the late-1800s, and it probably won’t be the last. But according to New York Department of Environmental Conservation officials and plenty of hunters, one individual wolf, particularly an individual male, does not a population make.
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Last December, in central New York, a hunter shot a critter that looked like a giant coyote. As in, an 85-pound coyote in an area known for coyotes that usually average about 40 pounds.
Three DNA tests later, that really big coyote turned out to be a wolf.
It wasn’t the first time a wolf showed up in New York State since the last known wolf was shot in the late-1800s, and it probably won’t be the last. But according to New York Department of Environmental Conservation officials and plenty of hunters, one individual wolf, particularly an individual male, does not a population make.
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