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Was A Timber Wolf Hit On The Side Of The Road Near Hinckley?

Yesterday morning, a short video was uploaded to social media that seemed to show a deceased animal lying on its side on a patch of dead grass. The footage had text on it that indicated it was a wolf and that it was hit not far from Hinckley.

The video footage was shared online by the group Hunters For Hunters, a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting the rights of Sportsmen, according to their social media page.

From our wolf watch group

"Big male hit on the side of the highway. I think dnr came and got it now. This is only 35 minutes from the excell center. We've seen an expansion of the timber wolf while the numbers are supposedly staying the same .. I call fowl on that ."

Prey numbers are dwindling, wolves are moving closer to the cities.

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If it was a timber wolf that was hit along a highway, that would mean it would be a far cry from the area that most Minnesota wolves occupy, which is typically portions of Northern Minnesota. The International Wolf Center most recently (2023) estimated Minnesota's wolf population to be 631 packs of wolves across the state.

According to the MN DNR website:

"Currently, it is illegal for people to hunt and trap wolves in Minnesota. Until the early 1970s wolves were unprotected in Minnesota."

Briefly from 2012 to 2014 when the wolf population was controlled by Minnesota, rather than the federal government, wolf hunting and trapping was legal.

I reached out to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources to see if they picked up a wolf in that area, and will update this when I hear back.

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This Missouri Roller Coaster Will Be Closed For 2025!

The news broke late yesterday afternoon after coaster enthusiasts on the Worlds of Fun dot org Facebook Group noticed a little note on the Worlds of Fun website under the page dedicated to the theme park's wooden roller coaster Timber Wolf. The roller coaster will not be operating for the park's 2025 season per the park's website. Other theme park related Facebook pages noticed too, like the FUN food blog page:

According to Worlds of Fun, Timber Wolf opened in 1989 as one of the top wooden roller coasters in the world and remained one for most of the 1990s. In 2015 and 2016, the coaster's track was re-engineered from the top of the first lift to the first bank and up to the beginning of the helix. A new twist was added at the end of the ride.

Whether you've ridden Timber Wolf or not, check out this cool video of what riding this coaster is like.

Officially, the only thing we know about Timber Wolf is that it won't operate this season at Worlds of Fun.

Logan Schell, a top contributor at the Worlds of Fun dot org Facebook Group, contacted the theme park curious to see what they'd tell him about the closure. They didn't address the ride being closed, however, they said "At this point in time we don't know anything about the Timberwolf being removed."

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That hasn't stopped the park's fans from speculating about the coaster's future. You can read what some fans think by joining the page and checking out the post here.

Generally speaking, when a park announces a ride will be closed for the season, there's either some major problem that requires a significant fix. The ride is undergoing a major refurbishment, or the park has decided it will be removed for a new ride or attraction.

It looks like we'll have to wait and see what's next for Timber Wolf at Worlds of Fun.

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