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Article: Wolf seen in Colorado Wildlife officer videotapes animal near Wyo. border.(News)
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- Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)
- Article date:
- March 4, 2006
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Byline: Deborah Frazier And Gary Gerhardt, Rocky Mountain News
A lone wolf videotaped strolling across a snowy valley in Colorado near the Wyoming border inspired joy in conservationists Friday as new evidence the wolf is making a long-predicted return to the state.
"It's a wolf, not a dog and not a wolf-dog hybrid," said Rob Edward of Sinapu, a Boulder-based wolf advocacy group, after watching the video taken by a Colorado Division of Wildlife officer.
"The black coat is the kicker. It's characteristic of the Yellowstone wolves," he said.
"Another kind of animal would not have that coat and that stride."
Yellowstone National ...