Trapped In A Bear Trap And Shot In The Body: The Story Of A Minnesota Wolf
Gray Wolf in Minnesota Wikimedia Commons A wolf--maybe--has bitten a teenaged camper in Minnesota, in what could be the first wolf attack ever recorded in the lower 48 states. This week, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced that "a canine believed to be a wolf" attacked a 16-year-old boy on a camping trip in northern Minnesota. If confirmed, it would be the first recorded wild wolf attack in the lower 48 states, ever. A wolf found nearby was caught and shot, under the assumption it was the wolf responsible. No effort was made to perform any testing to discover if the wolf was rabid or if it was responsible for the attack before it was shot. This is the way wolves are dealt with in this country. * * * According to the DNR, the boy was sleeping on Saturday night when the alleged wolf came into his campground and...