ST. JOHN’S—Genetic tests confirm that a large canine shot on Newfoundland’s Bonavista Peninsula in March was a wolf that probably made it to the island on ice, provincial officials said Friday.

The hunter who killed a wolf on the island of Newfoundland earlier this year now says he regrets shooting the animal. Joe Fleming shot what he thought was a coyote on the Bonavista Peninsula in March.

JOHN’S, N.L. – Genetic testing has confirmed that an animal killed on Newfoundland ... Peninsula was a Labrador wolf. Wolves became extinct on the island around 1930. Wanted dad searched ...

A species known as the Newfoundland wolf has been extinct since about 1930. The government said that further retesting may yield more proof of wolves on the island. "The department will continue ...

The Newfoundland wolf became extinct on the island around 1930, but the grey wolf is commonplace in Labrador. The department says although wolves may occasionally arrive in Newfoundland from ...

Cancel any time. ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Genetic tests confirm that a large canine shot on Newfoundland's Bonavista Peninsula in March was a wolf that probably made it to the island on ice, provincial ...

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Genetic testing has confirmed that an animal killed on Newfoundland's ... Peninsula was a Labrador wolf. Wolves became extinct on the island around 1930. They have been known ...