Lobo - The Wolf that changed America

Lobo was an American wolf who lived in the Currumpaw valley in New Mexico. During the 1890s, Lobo and his pack, having been deprived of their natural prey by settlers, turned to the settlers' livestock. The ranchers tried to kill Lobo and his pack by poisoning carcasses, but the wolves removed the poisoned pieces and threw them aside. They tried to kill the wolves with traps and by hunting parties but these efforts also failed. Ernest Thompson Seton was tempted by the challenge and the alleged $1,000 bounty for capturing Lobo, the leader of the pack. Seton tried poisoning five baits, carefully covering traces of human scent, and setting them out in Lobo's territory. The following day all the baits were gone, and Seton assumed Lobo would be dead. Later, however, he found the five baits all in a pile covered in other "evidence" for which Lobo was responsible.

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Pets & Animals

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• wolf
• wolves
• animals
• wild
• life
• nature
• canis
• lupus

[druldwolf]

This story touched my heart

[birddogg29902]

what these people are doing is right if we kill the hunters then the hunted would expand eating grass... leaving nothing for the animals we eat THEN WHAT!!? kill each other!? dont kill the hunters or we will kill ourselfves!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! like so hpefully the presedent might see!!!!! P.S.there might be a chance that can happen so dont think im stupid

[Godsend881978]

so sad....humans are earths cancer...so so sad

[TheRealEricLester]

Brings me back to my days in Philmont. Thanks to Seton, and thanks to scouting.

[oopopp]

What a GREAT story!! Keep it up PBS!