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Washington state orders the killing of up to 2 wolves
« on: August 26, 2021, 07:53:53 PM »
Washington state orders the killing of up to 2 wolves.


SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The state of Washington on Thursday ordered the killing of one or two wolves from the Togo pack in Ferry County in response to repeated attacks on cattle.

The state Department of Fish and Wildlife said nonlethal deterrents used by three different ranchers had not stopped the attacks.

Agency director Kelly Susewind said in a news release that the department had documented one dead and three injured calves since June 24. The attacks were attributed to the Togo pack. Three occurred within the last 30 days.

Ranchers tried a variety of approved methods to deter the wolves — including using range riders, removing sick or injured cattle and properly disposing of dead cattle — but those methods failed, the Department of Fish and Wildlife said.

Killing one or two wolves from the Togo pack territory is not expected to harm the wolf population’s ability to reproduce in the state, the agency said. The department has documented three known wolf deaths in the state since Jan. 1. In previous years, it has documented 12 to 21 wolf deaths per year and the population has continued to grow.

An environmental group decried the kill order.


At the end of 2020, the state’s wolf population consisted of only 132 wolves confirmed by the wildlife agency and another 46 wolves estimated on the Colville Indian Reservation. Washington state is home to 1.1 million cattle, the Center for Biological Diversity said.

“It’s such a tragedy that Washington’s Department of Fish and Wildlife has once again put the Togo pack in the crosshairs,” said Amaroq Weiss, senior wolf advocate at the center. “Rather than continue to work with better alternatives, the agency insists on killing wolves to appease livestock owners."

The new kill order is the fifth since 2018 targeting the Togo pack, which lives in prime wildlife habitat in northeastern Washington, the center said.

The state has killed 34 wolves since 2012. The animals are listed as endangered under state law throughout Washington.

Gray wolves were removed from the federal Endangered Species list in January.

A coalition of 70 groups recently filed a formal petition to relist the gray wolf as an endangered species throughout the West. Last week, however, attorneys for the Biden administration asked a federal judge in California to reject the lawsuit from wildlife advocates.

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Re: Washington state orders the killing of up to 2 wolves
« Reply #1 on: August 26, 2021, 09:05:46 PM »
Such a tragedy! :bash: :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle:

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Re: Washington state orders the killing of up to 2 wolves
« Reply #2 on: August 26, 2021, 09:07:58 PM »
Wow 2, all is well now, sleep easy everyone.
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Re: Washington state orders the killing of up to 2 wolves
« Reply #3 on: August 26, 2021, 09:14:48 PM »
Naysayers!

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Re: Washington state orders the killing of up to 2 wolves
« Reply #4 on: August 26, 2021, 10:31:10 PM »
Needs a couple of 00 next to the two.
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Re: Washington state orders the killing of up to 2 wolves
« Reply #5 on: August 27, 2021, 12:48:04 AM »
Needs a couple of 00 next to the two.
I was also thinking a little 00 in the shotgun .
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Re: Washington state orders the killing of up to 2 wolves
« Reply #6 on: August 27, 2021, 06:05:50 AM »
And all the cattlemen will be happy especially since the report said the killing would not effect wolf reproduction.  Stop spending $ on them, give them the same status as a coyote and move on

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Re: Washington state orders the killing of up to 2 wolves
« Reply #7 on: August 27, 2021, 06:20:18 AM »
Release the "Conflict management team " they will lead the way.  :chuckle: :chuckle:

They have a great creditability score.   :tup:
« Last Edit: August 27, 2021, 10:38:53 AM by Ridgeratt »

 


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