Proud hunter kills lone wolf... hunting endangered/extinct species? Shoot first and ask questions later?
'Wolf' killed in N.B. may be 1st in a century - New Brunswick - CBC News
http://www.cc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/story/2012/04/12/nb-wolf-shot-acadian-peninsula.html
Wolf' killed in N.B. may be 1st in a century
DNA tests will confirm whether animal shot on Acadian Peninsula is a wolf
CBC News
Posted: Apr 13, 2012 5:30 AM AT
Hunter Jacques Mallet shot a wolf-like animal weighing nearly 90 pounds on the Acadian Peninsula last week.
Provincial wildlife officials said they’ve never seen anything like it.
The last time a wolf was reported killed in the province was in 1876.
They were believed to have been hunted to extinction after the province starting offering a bounty in 1858 of 15 shillings for every wolf killed.
The provincial Natural Resources Department is waiting for DNA results to determine whether the animal is a wolf, a coyote or a mixture of the two.
Whatever the verdict — wolf or coyote — Lanteigne says there's no question it could easily take down a deer. "Big teeth and claws," he said.
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