29 wolves shot in Idaho this season

Idaho Department of Fish and Game officials say a female wolf with the Phantom Hill pack was killed by a hunter, marking the 29th wolf kill since Idaho's hunting season opened this year. Senior Conservation Officer Lee Garwood says the kill occurred in the Eagle Creek drainage north of Ketchum. The wolf, which had been collared for tracking purposes, was about 2 years old. Garwood told the Idaho Mountain Express that there are at least nine more wolves remaining in the pack. Both Idaho and Montana are holding their first wolf hunts since the animals came off the Endangered Species List. Wolves are still under federal protection in Wyoming. AP