$2,500 Reward Offered for Information on Second Red Wolf Death
November 2012. The U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service is requesting assistance with an investigation involving the suspected illegal take of a third radio-collared red wolf that was recently found dead. The wolf was found with a suspected gunshot wound on November 2, 2012, north of Creswell, N.C., near the Washington and Tyrrell county line.
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How sad and frustrating. As mentioned on AC, there is no mention in this article of the approved night hunting decision. I wonder what group or organization put pressure on US Fish and Wildlife to allow it in the first place, what with the similarity between red wolves and coyotes (love ‘em, too) and the probablility that it might be next to impossible to catch a wrong-doer in the action under the cover of night. Of course we are dealing with a mentality that will let nothing stop the killing of predators. They wouldn’t care if there were two red wolves left on the planet. You can’t change a mindset in a generation and you just plain cannot fix stupid. Too, the reward falls far short of what could be an effective way to catch the perpetrator.
What might help would be about 10 or 20 thousand like-minded activists – all under the same “umbrella” – calling…writing….and raising hell.
Right, I can’t believe they didn’t mention that NC imposed a new night hunt for coyotes, who, besides not at all desrving of being shot at during the night, look very similar to a red wolf–even during the day!