Proposal pushes DNA testing to protect wolves mistaken for coyotes in NY
From News10.com:
In New York, lawmakers have introduced legislation that would require wildlife officials to collect DNA samples from any large wild canines killed by hunters. It’s an effort to prevent killing endangered wolves accidentally, as coyotes remain legal game. In New York, hunters have fired at two wild wolves—or perhaps more—since 2001, having mistaken them for coyotes.
The measure, S5402A/A1229 introduced by State Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal and Assemblymember Robert Carroll, would require the Department of Environmental Conservation to test any wild canids—members of the wolf family, including dogs and coyotes—weighing over 50 pounds.
