Animal Welfare Institute

Halt of NC Spotlighting of Coyotes Sought After Endangered Red Wolf Killed

Chapel Hill, NC—Concerned groups asked a state court to stop spotlight hunting of coyotes at night in North Carolina—including the area inhabited by the world’s only wild population of about 100 red ...
Animal Welfare Institute

Coyote Hunt Halted in Red Wolf Territory

Since the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) approved a temporary rule in August 2012 to allow night hunting of coyotes in the state, at least nine critically endangered red wolves ...
Post Independent Citizen Telegram

Coyote or gray wolf? How to tell the difference in the Roaring Fork Valley

As hunting season gets under way, Colorado Parks and Wildlife is warning those with coyote tags to be aware of the differences between coyotes and wolves. Currently, the federal Endangered Species Act ...
WTEN

Proposal pushes DNA testing to protect wolves mistaken for coyotes in NY

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — In New York, lawmakers have introduced legislation that would require wildlife officials to collect DNA samples from any large wild canines killed by hunters. It’s an effort ...
Hosted on MSN

It was a wolf: Animal shot in 2021 was not a coyote, scientists say

ALBANY - DNA from an animal shot in 2021 has proven that wolves do occasionally traipse into New York. It's been more than 125 years since wolves truly lived in New York state - or anywhere in the ...