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Another Banff wolf killed after becoming habituated to human food 

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Parks Canada officials have killed a wolf that was repeatedly exhibiting bold behavior around human beings after becoming habituated to food left out at Banff campgrounds in violation of national park rules. “This wolf did not respond to aversive conditioning and continued to return to campsites after being repeatedly hazed,” Parks Canada said in a release. “This action was taken after …

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Denali East Fork wolf pack status currently unknown

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”If we just look at the collared wolf mortalities for this past 75 percent died as a result of snaring or being shot,” Borg said. “So this is really high compared to our previously published rate of less than 20 percent.” “They’re allowing a handful of people to gun them down or trap them,” said Sean McGuire, who is with the small Fairbanks …