The animal sighted near the Grand Canyon in October 2014. This photo, taken by a tourist, is courtesy of the Center for Biological Diversity.
The canid recently sighted in the Kaibab Plateau area near the North Rim of the Grand Canyon has been confirmed to be a female gray wolf through genetic testing of its scat. The wolf appears to be wearing a nonfunctional radio collar and likely traveled at least 450 miles from the Northern Rockies.
The official press release from the USFWS is available here.
