I too enjoyed this article. I too will say I told ya so. Ive always mantained that it was easier to suspect the red wolf, and the easy move up the Appalachian Trail then the other theories. We here in western NY didnt need a biologist to tell us the larger wider skulls, offset crushing teeth, and heavier framed coyote we have wasnt the same animal. As a taxidermist, I laughed at those who suggested we could mount these eastern hybrids on the standard western coyote form. All the metacarpal and tarsal joints, skull, hips, even tails are wider and heavier.

The two problems I had with the article and theory, though...I didnt know there were any red wolves in Canada, as I know them to be native of Arkansas and being reintroduced somewhere in SC to save the original strain. They readily interbreed with...you guessed it, coyotes. Also, the wolf herd or pack structure is much different then coyotes.

Either way, it was too obvious with our red, blonde, grey or black colored coyotes, which matched the color phases of red wolves, to not suspect this all along. LOSTHORN, again, thanks for the article!