Are there Northwestern gray wolves in Pennsylvania?

Answer 1

This is a great and controversial question. State and local governments don't recognize wolves in this area. When I was young, early to mid 1990s we use to go to a small country store in NEPA behind the counter there were pictures of animals the owner had photographed. Two in particular always stood out. He had plenty of deer, bear, and coyotes but he also had a wolf and cougar. My uncle was sure there were no wolves here. The owner took him outside to the back and he showed us that the picture was indeed taken in the backyard. It was nearly three times the size of the coyotes with that indistinguishable face. The cougar was another animal people sware aren't there. So much so history channel's monster quest filmed our area in search of mountain lions with no luck. These I have seen in person driving on a dirt road at night. I nearly hit one. It didn't even flee. It's head was well over the hood of the Toyota camery I was in. In my opinion, the more important question is are they still here. people tend to forget that there is an awful lot of woods out here.