Fourth endangered wolf found dead in two weeks
By: Associated Press
(Silver City-AP) — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is
investigating the deaths of four endangered Mexican gray wolves.
All of the wolves died in the last two weeks.
An alpha male of the Gapiwi Pack was found Sunday on a road near the
northern edge of the Gila Wilderness.
People in the area reported hearing a gunshot shortly before the
wolf
was found, but the cause of death has not been determined.
The wolf and three others that have been found dead since September
15th were sent to a lab for tests to determine the cause of death. One of
the other wolves was found near Gilita Creek, not far from Snow Lake.
Another was found off U.S. 180 near Silver City. The third was across the
New Mexico border in southeastern Arizona.
The Fish and Wildlife Service will not comment on the cause of wolf
deaths until its investigations are complete.