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Archive Home > 2008 > December > 16 > Wolf kills increase in Northern Rockies

Wolf kills increase in Northern Rockies

Wildlife agents and ranchers legally killed 245 wolves, a 31 percent rise

By Matthew Brown / The Bulletin
December 16, 2008

BILLINGS, Mont. — Record numbers of endangered gray wolves were shot this year by government wildlife agents and ranchers in the Northern Rockies, as the predator’s attacks on livestock met with an increasingly aggressive response.

In a case that underscores the brutal....

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