Gray wolves hadn't been seen in south Michigan since the 1900s. This winter, a local hunter shot one

 


MARSHALL, Mich. (AP) — An animal a Michigan hunter thought was a big coyote when he shot it in January has been determined to be a gray wolf, the first time the species has been found in southern Michigan in more than a century, wildlife officials say.

The hunter shot the wolf in Calhoun County, in the southern reaches of Michigan's Lower Peninsula, while taking part in legal coyote hunting accompanied by a guide, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources said.

The man "said he encountered what was initially believed to be a large coyote" but it weighed 84 pounds (38 kilograms), which is si...



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