Newfoundland and Labrador's chief veterinary officer says a significant and widespread outbreak of rabies in Labrador is cause for concern.

The province's Natural Resources Department has confirmed 16 cases of rabies in red foxes since January, 12 of which were found in Labrador City and Wabush. Prior to this year, the last…

I know many of you guys such as me, are anxious to go on a wolf hunt. Well, it may not be as soon as you may think it is. Read below to see my rough estimates of when we may be able to shoot and trap wolves officially on the island.    

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Say in 2012, 50 wolves are on the island consisting of 8 packs. 6 wolves per pack…

DNA is back it is a wolf  wolf wolf wolf

There is a Ducks Unlimited Trap and 22 Shoot going ahead at the Notre Dame Rod and Gun Club, Rt 340 Lewisporte on Saturday, May 26, 2012.  9 am - 5 pm.  Door prize draw for a Ducks Unlimited Edition Stoeger 12 ga Semi Auto Camo shotgun plus lots of prizes, silent auction of DU outdoor gear etc.  Tickets $20. Available at the Outdoor Supply Store Lewisporte 709 535 6555 or from Paul Wood - 709 486 7674.  for further information call above.

She hit a moose, and the collision actually peeled back the roof of her car. Michelle Higgins didn’t let it stop her from continuing on with her 38 km drive to work - and as it turns out she can’t remember any of it.

First it was coyotes, then the possibility of wolves arriving on the island, now the Department of Natural Resources confirms that it has received a report of a possible cougar sighting on the south coast.  A department spokesperson tells VOCM News that while Conservation Officers were not able to confirm the sighting, they did receive a report of a cougar from a resident of Conne River on Monday.  The sighting is under investigation, and no other calls have been received.

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http://www.vocm.com/newsarticle.asp?mn=2&ID=23158

"A Memorial University biologist wants government to release the genetic make-up of a wolf-like animal killed on the Bonavista Peninsula two months ago. Stephen Carr said it would also benefit academia if pieces of information were released as the process continues. He says the scientific, government-involved process is proving not…

The New Brunswick Department of Natural Resources is looking into the possibility that a wolf shot in the province last month might have been held in captivity, maybe even as a pet.

"We are not sure on that 100 per cent for sure, but we have DNR staff working on that,” Minister Bruce Northrup told CBC News on Wednesday.

Wolves were believed to have been hunted to extinction in the province.

But earlier this week, DNA tests confirmed the 88-pound animal shot by a hunter…

This is a follow-up to my last blog post: "Just by the looks, cased closed Labrador wolf?"

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Many people here in the province have different opinions of what that 82 pound animal shot two months ago really was. Was it a wolf; coyote; coywolf; wolf-dog or…

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/story/2012/05/08/nb-wolf-dna-confirm.html?cmp=rss

So the people in New Brunswick finally got word that the 86 pound animal shot in New Brunswick in early April that was believed to be a coyote, is indeed a wolf.

Now where the hell is our DNA results? Takes them less than a month and now ours is…

The Newfoundland wolf subspecies was not formally described until 1937 by zooligists G. M. Allen and Thomas Barbour, after it had already been led to extinction

CHARACTERISTICS

The Newfoundland wolf was a medium to large wolf up to 5.5 feet long (nose to end of tail) and up to 100 pounds. It was said to be white, with a black stripe down its spine.

EXTINCTIOn

Although hunting, trapping, and vigorous predator control methods were used on the Newfoundland wolf, it…

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