WORLD ANIMAL NEWS • July 28, 2022
A recent DNA analysis revealed that an 85-pound gray wolf was shot and killed by a hunter in central New York last December. At the time, protection for wolves was removed from the Endangered Species Act. While the protection of wolves has since been reinstated in certain areas of the country, sadly, wolves in the Rocky Mountains are still not protected. According to the Maine Wolf Coalition, at least 11 wolves have been killed south of the St. Lawrence River since 1993.