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Wyoming wolf plan likely to include hunting

Wyoming wolf plan likely to include hunting

Associated Press

JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) – Wyoming’s plan for managing wolves after removal from
Endangered Species Act protection will be more difficult to craft than
those written in Idaho and Montana, according to a game and fish
department official.

Larry Krukenberg, a special assistant for policy, said hunting will
probably be part of the proposal because Wyoming must consider the state’s
elk feedgrounds.

“How are we going to manage wolves in that setting?” he asked. “The plan
is ultimately going to reflect how to deal with it so our staff has
guidance and the public knows what actions are going to occur when.”

Another hurdle will be reimbursing ranchers for losses due to wolves,
Krukenberg said.

Wyoming has resisted writing a wolf management plan. State officials have
said the federal government should pay for it, not the state.

Wyoming’s plan is the last piece of the puzzle to remove wolves from
protection as an endangered species – Idaho and Montana already submitted
plans. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service must approve all plans.

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