INHUMANE SLAUGHTER OF WOLVES
New state wolf board has spent $140K so far to kill 31 wolves
Idaho’s Wolf Depredation Control Board had its first budget hearing this morning, and reported that it didn’t spend the full $400,000 it was allocated for its first year, but it did contract with USDA Wildlife Services to kill 31 wolves, all of which were attacking livestock; you can read my full story here at spokesman.com. “We have every reason to believe 2014 was an anomaly,” Carl Rey, board member, told the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee. It saw less wolf depredation than the state had seen since 2005, he said.
The board has spent just over $140,000 so far, Rey reported; it’s currently contracted to spend another $235,000 through the end of the fiscal year, which ends June 30. It is projecting it’ll have a $130,000 year-end balance; in addition to the $400,000 state appropriation, it received money from livestock producers and matching funds from Fish & Game.
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