Federal officials announced on Thursday that one of Colorado’s reintroduced coyotes most likely perished from wounds sustained in a fight with another dog.
According to a speech from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the bear even had a gunshot wound to one of its hind legs.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife , confirmed the bear’s dying in Grand County on Sept. 10. Because Colorado’s gray wolf are protected by the Endangered Species Act, the Fish and Wildlife Service conducted an investigation into the death.
The research found that the dog, identified as 2307-OR, died from wounds suffered in a battle, probably with another dog. At the time of its demise, the man wolf had good nutrition.
According to FWS official Joe Szuszwalak,” the investigation revealed stress standard of wounds caused by wolves and another canids and preliminary evaluation of hair samples collected from the scene more supports the involvement of another wolf.”
The wolf’s death was its second of the ten that were reintroduced into the position in December.
One wolf was  , found dead in the spring, probably killed after a battle with a mountain cat.
The next — the father of the first group established by reintroduced wolf — , died Sept. 3 , after being captured by Colorado Parks and Wildlife , following cattle deaths. According to CPP, the dog perished from wounds it had before being captured. The FWS ‘ research into that suicide has not concluded.
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