State and federal officials are asking the public’s help in finding the person responsible for fatally shooting a red wolf in northeastern North Carolina. It is the first death of a red wolf this year but follows nine such incidents last year. Young red wolves look a lot like coyotes, a nuisance predator that the state allows to be shot …
Federal and State Officials Request Assistance in Investigation of Gunshot Red Wolf
A captive red wolf at Point Defiance Zoo in Washington.Photo: Rebecca Bartel, USFWS The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission are requesting assistance with an investigation involving the suspected illegal take of a radio-collared red wolf that was recently found dead. The federally protected red wolf was found with an apparent gunshot wound on Tuesday, …
A wolf bounty? Not in N.C. In a switch, there’s a reward for a human killer of rare red wolves – The Washington Post
A wolf bounty? Not in N.C. In a switch, there’s a reward for a human killer of rare red wolves via A wolf bounty? Not in N.C. In a switch, there’s a reward for a human killer of rare red wolves – The Washington Post.