Wolf DNA News

[Hiker of the Woods]

"""New DNA evidence reveals that coyotes have bred with wolves in the the northeastern United States, turning mice-eating coyotes into much larger animals with a hunger for big prey, such as deer."""

link to msnbc story..

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3297665...nce/ns/technology_and_science-science/from/ET

 

[manny15]

wondaba' so can we shot these half breeds? now we just need the fur trade to come back so everyone can help bring a balance to these preds.....

 

[REDDOG]

They have been shooting/trapping them for years. Although it was speculated they were wolf crosses, trappers had enough sense to claim they were domestic dog crosses, which isn't untrue in most cases.