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Killing of some wolves may be approved

Killing of some wolves may be approved

Racine – Troublesome timber wolves could be killed later this summer if
the federal government goes ahead as expected and removes the wolf as an
endangered species in Wisconsin, Michigan and other states, an official
said Wednesday.

Because of a growing population, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is
expected to downgrade the wolf’s status from endangered to threatened.

The overwinter wolf population was about 320 in Wisconsin – the highest
count since the turn of the last century. The current wolf population is
probably twice that because pups are being born, said Adrian Wydeven, the
Department of Natural Resource’s lead wolf biologist.

While not all pups will survive, growing numbers of farmers have reported
livestock losses where most of the wolves live. Each year, five to 10
farms report livestock losses from wolves.

Until the change in status, the only way to deal with problem wolves was
to trap and move them to another location, Wydeven said. But he told
members of the Natural Resources Board on Wednesday that many of those
wolves did not survive after they were released into the territory of
other packs.

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