Confirmed: Wolf killed in Utah was Grand Canyon’s Echo

The Arizona Republic confirmed two days ago that the gray wolf shot and killed in Utah on December 28 was the wolf first seen in October near the Grand Canyon. She was identified through DNA testing. School children in Arizona had named her Echo; she was the first gray wolf seen in Arizona in more than 70 years. The … Continue reading Confirmed: Wolf killed in Utah was Grand Canyon’s Echo

Confirmed: Female gray wolf roaming northern Arizona

Arizona biologists collected this unidentified canine’s scat and sent it to a lab for DNA analysis. And now the results are in. This is a female Rocky Mountain gray wolf roaming in the area just north of the Grand Canyon. Efforts to capture her and replace her non-functioning radio collar have been unsuccessful but will continue. Meanwhile, … Continue reading Confirmed: Female gray wolf roaming northern Arizona