Guest guest Posted March 4, 2003 Report Share Posted March 4, 2003 http://animal.discovery.com/news/briefs/200303/wolvesshot.html?ct=887.391779842837 Wolf Packs in Montana to be Destroyed March 3 — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently ordered the destruction of the Castlerocck and Halfway gray wolf packs in Montana in response to the killing by pack members of a bull on one ranch and a cow and calf on another. "It's pretty rare that adult cattle are killed," the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Gray Wolf Recovery Coordinator Ed Bangs told a Helena Independent Record reporter. "The main reason that we're removing these packs is because it indicates to me that they are familiar with cattle. Killing adult cattle indicates they consider them another prey item. It indicates a serious behavioral instinct." U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service marksmen will use radio signals sent from collars on the wolves to find the animals. Authorities have not yet made a decision about charging a rancher who admitted to violating the Endangered Species Act by shooting and killing a member of the Castlerock pack that approached the carcass of the bull. After the two packs are destroyed, the only wolves remaining in the area will be the six-member Great Divide pack, which lost its alpha female in September when she was struck by a car. Animal News Center, Inc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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