There is a fundamental rule of hunting, which is supposed to be followed by all responsible hunters, "never pull the trigger unless you are 100% sure of the target." Unfortunately, many hunters will claim to have mistaken an animal for a different species of animal when they kill it "accidentally," and those hunters almost never suffer any penalties or ramifications as a result of their actions. The Endangered Species Act is specific in it's language, that once an animal is considered endangered, it is illegal in all respects to hunt and kill it. Unfortunately, the Department Of Justice systematically fails to enforce this law and rarely brings forth any criminal proceedings against hunters who "mistakenly" kill endangered species. Even though wolves are an endangered species in Utah, the system has failed once again to protect those under it's protection, and "Echo" the world-famous Grand Canyon grey wolf, is now dead as a result of a careless hunter who claims he thought Echo was a coyote. Michael Robinson of the Center for Biological Diversity stated recently that in Beaver UT, on the north end rim of the Grand Canyon, a female grey wolf was "mistakenly" shot and killed by a hunter. A radio collar fitted to the deceased animal will determine if it is Echo in the coming days, however speculation is overwhelming that this is in fact the famous wolf due to the fact that they are so rare in the area. Echo had become world known as she had traveled over 450 miles from her origin in the Rocky Mountains to the Grand Canyon, and had been named in a children's contest spanning the globe earlier in the month. “It’s heartbreaking that another far-wandering wolf has been cut down with a fatal gunshot,” said Robinson in the release. “This
There is a fundamental rule of hunting, which is supposed to be followed by all responsible hunters, “never pull the trigger unless you are 100%
