Feds Exterminate Idaho's Largest Wolf Pack [View All]

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Feds Exterminate Idaho's Largest Wolf Pack

Thu Jul 22,11:58 AM ET Add Science - AP to My Yahoo!



MCCALL, Idaho - The largest wolf pack in Idaho has been exterminated by federal agents after killing more than 100 sheep in central Idaho.



"Non-lethal methods were tried, but they didn't work and the wolves continued to kill sheep," said Carter Niemeyer, wolf recovery coordinator for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. "We won't tolerate wolves that are confirmed to be chronically killing livestock."


Niemeyer said the nine wolves in the Cook pack were killed earlier this week and members of two other packs roaming the McCall area could also be killed because they have been attacking livestock. No decision has been made on those packs yet, however.

It was the second multiple wolf killing in the state this year. Three were shot by federal agents in early March after attacking cattle as far south as the Twin Falls area.

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Of course they can't just let wolves run around killing livestock, but it just seems like such a shame that they had to exterminate the pack.