WDFW removes wolf from NE Washington pack
Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2012 1:36 pmState wildlife managers recently killed a wolf from a pack that has repeatedly preyed on livestock in a remote area of northeast Washington for the past five years.
Acting under the terms of the state's 2011 Wolf Conservation and Management Plan, the Department of Fish and Wildlife took lethal action after a series of wolf attacks on the Diamond M herd, The attacks left one calf dead, five cows or calves injured and at least two missing since mid-July.
WDFW Director Phil Anderson said the decision to take lethal action was made only after the department determined that the action would not adversely affect wolf recovery objectives.
"These ranchers live and work in an area with the highest concentration of wolves in the state," said Anderson, who had visited the Diamond M ranch following wolf attacks on livestock in July. "The wolf plan is designed to support the recovery of wolves, but it also outlines specific strategies to minimize livestock losses."
Acting under the terms of the state's 2011 Wolf Conservation and Management Plan, the Department of Fish and Wildlife took lethal action after a series of wolf attacks on the Diamond M herd, The attacks left one calf dead, five cows or calves injured and at least two missing since mid-July.
WDFW Director Phil Anderson said the decision to take lethal action was made only after the department determined that the action would not adversely affect wolf recovery objectives.
"These ranchers live and work in an area with the highest concentration of wolves in the state," said Anderson, who had visited the Diamond M ranch following wolf attacks on livestock in July. "The wolf plan is designed to support the recovery of wolves, but it also outlines specific strategies to minimize livestock losses."