Two wolves killed
by Cat Urbigkit, Pinedale Online!
September 11, 2007
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service reports that on September 7, ongoing wolf control efforts were completed when USDA Wildlife Services specialists killed wolves in three western Wyoming wolf packs that had been preying on domestic livestock.
Two wolves were killed in the Upper Green River pack, and in other control actions the same day, Wildlife Services specialists removed an adult male and a yearling female from the Gooseberry Pack; and a yearling female from the Carter Mountain Pack.
So far this year, federal wildlife control specialists have killed eight wolves in the Sublette County area.
Wolves killed in Sublette County 2007:
January: 1 wolf (old female) On a ranch in LaBarge area (southern county line) April: 3 wolves (2 males, one female) Near Daniel August: 2 wolves in the Upper Green September: 2 wolves in the Upper Green
Running total for the year: 8 wolves
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