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Federal wolf oversight program ends in May 

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  Despite those mortality figures, FWP officials noted the wolf recovery in the northern Rockies has been one of the fastest species recoveries ever recorded. Which lends cause for worry in reporting of numbers from Fish and Game Departments The five-year monitoring program for wolves in Montana comes to an end in May 2016, and the 2015 wolf count well …

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Wildlife agents kill 2 wolves in Absarokee area 

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This was last Wednesday, How long will we allow Ranchers to take advantage of our tax money and use USDAS WS Demon Squad….Two of the wolves blamed for the death of two yearling heifers on a ranch near Absarokee were killed on Wednesday afternoon.The cattle deaths were reported on Friday, causing Wildlife Services to set leg-hold snares near the carcasses. …

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Pack power | The Economist

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The wolves of Yellowstone provide some surprising survival lessons LIKE people, wolves have found that there are benefits to be had living in a group. Together they can more effectively take down large prey, raise families and defend their territory. The received wisdom is that there are also costs to group living, not least a greater risk of death from …