Wolf Count

Wolf Count

Susan Allen
Susan Allen

 

It was a record year for wolf deaths in the West, but how can it be called a “record” when it is the first time it has been legal to hunt them in Montana and Idaho since they were dropped from the endangered species list?  I’m Susan Allen stay tuned for more regarding the controversy that always surrounds the big bad wolf . Environmentalists are up in arms that more than five hundred wolves in the Northern Rockies met their maker this past year, mere months after being  removed from the endangered species list. They are especially ticked  over the fact wildlife agents shot seven wolves near Stanley Idaho from helicopters in full view of town after the pack was blamed for killing nearly a dozen  cattle and 36 sheep. The Bolder White Clouds Council based in Ketchum Idaho hotly contends the pack did’nt kill the sheep but it remains to be seen if advocates have impact. In Wyoming,  hunting wolves remains illegal due to  the fact the feds said the sate law was too hostile to ensure the species survival. Biologists who keep close tabs on wolves numbers  are preparing for new tallys that provide insight  into whether adding a  hunting season will have much impact on reducing livestock deaths. At the start of the year the regional wolf count in the Northern Rockies was 1650. Montana and Idaho hunters bagged 203 wolves and an additional 300 were killed by wildlife agents and ranchers defending livestock. That’s your wolf report.  I’m Susan Allen .
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