The Day - A wolf den's dubious distinction - News from southeastern Connecticut
A hiker crosses a bridge over Mashamoquet Brook. (Betsy Graham) Mashamoquet Brook flows through the 917-acre state park. (Betsy Graham) A plaque marks a cave at Mashamoquet Brook State Park in Pomfret, where in 1742, Israel Putnam killed what was believed to have been the last wolf in Connecticut. (Lisa Brownell) At the end of the winter season, hikers encounter a snow squall. (Betsy Graham) Published April 08. 2021 6:30AM By Steve Fagin Imagine that if someone today killed the only known lynx in Colorado, or the last Florida panther, and not only was the site of the shooting later listed...
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