Is this a wolf tail??

[Ginevive]

Someone gave me this.. it was marked as a "wolf tail" and bought at an Indian reservation gift shop. Do you really think that it is??

[MarkS]

Hopefully it's coyote. If it really was from a Timber Wolf, it would probably be highly illegal to have it in your possession.

Mark

[Rapture]

I have some fox tails, but that fur looks a little coarse to be from a fox.

[Blu Mongoose]

It looks like coyote. Hard to tell in a pic.

[Ginevive]

I am trying to ginf out if they are legal/illegal in NY state. If they are illegal, I plan on turning it in to a local nature center; they must have a permit b/c they exhibit all sorts of endangered animals and parts; if they are illegal in my state.

[Ginevive]

Arg; it does resemble this wolf's tail.. now, to research and see if they are legal/illegal in NY...

pic of wolf
http://www.stottshot.com/TimberWolf0089.jpg

[MarkS]

I think Timber wolves are still federally listed as endangered, (which would make it nationwide) though I know there has been a lot of talk about downlisting them to 'threatened' but I don't know if that has happened.

[MarkS]

Whoa, apparently I'm way behind the times. Looks like in my state they're listed as recovered. Didn't notice anything about New York at all, though I did read something about them being endangered in the lower 48 states EXCEPT for those populations that were listed as recovered.

http://ecos.fws.gov/speciesProfile/S...do?spcode=A00D


Looks like I'm going to have to go find me a wolf now so I can shoot it and stuff it and name it George.


Mark