This chapter discusses the trial of Chad McKittrick, who shot and killed an endangered wolf. Despite his claims of mistaking the wolf for a feral dog, he is convicted and faces legal consequences.
In April of 1995, wildlife biologists flew small airplanes over Yellowstone National Park, looking for two missing wolves. “They’re just gone. And that’s implausible because wolves don’t just disappear.”
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