Bonavista, N.L., animal was a wolf, tests confirm
Friday, May 25, 2012 - 14:00
in Biology & Nature
Wolves have not been seen in Newfoundland since around 1930 and were believed to have been hunted to extinction on the island, but genetic tests have confirmed that an 82-pound animal shot on the Bonavista Peninsula in March was, in fact, a wolf.