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Wolf Found In Massachusetts
An eastern gray wolf killed in Shelburne, Massachusetts, is
the first wolf found in the state in more than 160 years.
According to an
article in today's
Boston Globe, a wild gray wolf has been found in Massachusetts
for the first time since hunters drove them out of the state more than
160 years ago.
Officials with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have confirmed that
genetic tests done on an 85-pound animal killed on a farm in Shelburne
last fall showed the animal was an eastern gray wolf. And, they say,
they have no indication that the wolf was ever held in captivity.
The last time a purebred wolf that did not
live in captivity was found anywhere in New England was in Maine in
1992. The closest established wolf populations are in Ontario and
Quebec. |
