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Wolf - or Coyote - or Whatisit: Heated Controversy Developed Here Over "Whatisit" Kill in the Late 30's [Article in Kane Republican: Special Edition]
This article describes the controversy over the identity of a pack of animals first seen in 1937. Two were captured by the Pennsylvania Game Commission and sent to the Harrisburg Zoo where they were classified as coyotes. Dr. E. H. McCleery identified the one he inspected (which weighed 40 pounds)…
Date: February 20, 1962
Timber Wolves Crossing From Canada To Pennsylvania On Ice Of Lake Erie [Article in Kane Republican]
The wolf sightings reported three days previous have been confirmed; a 40-pound timber wolf was shot near Albion by Albert Long. It is believed that the wolves crossed into Pennsylvania from Ontario via the ice on Lake Erie in search of food. This article offers an analysis of the situation by Dr.…
Date: January 30, 1931