Coyote Hunter Kills Gray Wolf By Mistake

in Animal News

In Utah, a hunter mistook a gray wolf for a coyote, shooting and killing the protected 70-pound animal. This shooting is the first documented killing of a gray wolf in Utah by a hunter since officials reintroduced the animals into Yellowstone National Park and Idaho in the mid-1990s.

Link: The Salt Lake Tribune

Read the next article

Stepping Out of the Lab to Help Millions of Trafficked Animals