A Wyoming man accused of parading an injured, muzzled wolf around a bar and later shooting it pleaded not guilty Monday in his first court appearance on a felony animal‑cruelty charge.

PINEDALE—The Sublette County man who allegedly snowmobiled into a wolf and then brought it into a Western Wyoming bar for hours to amuse friends and family will fight his felony charge, sending one of the country’s highest-profile animal cruelty cases in years toward a trial.

The treatment of the wolf drew intense scorn and indignation, which filtered in from around the world. The online outrage was so overwhelming that the state of Wyoming had to cease tourism promotion on its social media channels.

Cody Roberts, the Daniel, Wyoming, man accused of running over a wolf with a snowmobile, bringing it injured into a bar, taunting it, then shooting

DENVER (KDVR) — A second collared gray wolf was found dead in Wyoming, according to a press release from Colorado Parks and Wildlife. A gray wolf was found dead in Wyoming in March, and it was confirmed that Wildlife Services had shot and killed the wolf.

Colorado’s lone wolf has left the state and headed back north where her quest for a mate has a better chance at success. The latest information from the wolf’s GPS tracking collar, taken earlier this month, showed that after a brief stint in Eagle ...