Thursday, October 02, 2008

4 wolves killed after 2nd attack Four wolves have been killed and efforts to kill a fifth are under way after it was confirmed that the Hog Heaven Pack was responsible for a second attack on livestock in the last week. Two wolves were killed last week, and a federal trapper shot two wolves from a helicopter Tuesday morning in an area not far from Brown’s Meadow west of Kalispell, said Kent Laudon, regional wolf management specialist with Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks. The hunt continued for an additional wolf in the pack, which is believed to have a minimum of 10 wolves based on a recent aerial observation. Last year, the pack was responsible for two livestock depredation incidents, prompting Wildlife Services to kill one of the wolves....

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