Gunshot Wound Killed Isle Royale Wandering Wolf
Posted by Joseph Friedrichs on Sunday, March 16, 2014 at 12:00 AM
By Joseph Friedrichs / March 16, 2014
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A gray wolf that fled Isle Royale National Park across a Lake Superior ice bridge and was found dead on the mainland had been shot with a pellet from an air gun, officials said Friday.
The 5-year-old female, nicknamed "Isabelle" by researchers who monitor wolves and moose on the island park, was described as a loner that had been bullied and bitten by other wolves.
A necropsy confirmed that the wolf died last month of a pellet gun wound. That came as a surprise because the gun wound wasn't...!--more-->