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Wildlife managers anticipated the conflict between wolves and cattle earlier this summer.
Back in June, the state captured two wolves from the Profanity Peak pack and placed radio collars them.
“As we prioritize, ‘Ok which packs do we need to put traps in this year to get collars out in early spring, summer?’ one of the things we are thinking about there is: Which one of these packs has potential for conflict?” said Donny Martorello, who is in charge of Washington’s wolf policy.
Martorello said the department was concerned about the Profanity Peak Pack’s range, which overlaps public land where ranchers graze their cattle in the summer.
The state had previously placed collars on two Profanity Peak wolves, but those animals dispersed to form the Sherman pack that ranges slightly further south.
Source: Officials Foresaw Conflict Between Wolf Pack, Livestock | Spokane Public Radio