Wednesday, September 02, 2009

Kill Order Made On Wolves Killing Livestock

A kill order has been put out on the first wolves caught killing livestock in Oregon since they began moving to the state. Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife spokeswoman Michelle Dennehy said Tuesday that extensive efforts were made to convince the wolves to leave livestock alone, but haven't worked. She says federal hunters have been given a permit to kill the pair, and the rancher has permission to shoot them to protect his stock. The two wolves were wolves caught on camera last April standing over the carcasses of dead sheep...KPTV

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