cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/13548759
Can confirm, it did happen and was on the front page a few years ago. :)
To make the story even more interesting, the wolf (released into nature with a GPS tracker collar) traveled over a hundred kilometers northward (they don't typically roam so much) and was poached a few months later. Authorities tried finding the person involved in illegal hunting, but were unable to figure it out.