We saw this article on Time.com, found it ridiculous that WDFW is trying to make themselves look better!
“We’ve never taken out an entire pack before,” says Craig Bartlett, a spokesman for the Fish and Wildlife Department, told Reuters. But the only reason they didn’t is because they could not Locate them!! Craig Bartlett is merely, it appears attempting to put WDFW in a better Light…. guess what Craig Bartlett, it didn’t work…. we gave you an option to relocate those wolves on July 19th! You failed to listen….. you failed to act in a positive way… Your Slaughter of the “Profanity Peak Pack” was caused by an irresponsible Rancher, McIvrin.
You really shouldn’t try to make WDFW sound good Craig Bartlett. You have failed as a Wildlife Management government hand at the demands of greedy Ranchers that do not own enough property to raise their Cattle on.
Our Forests were put in place by the Creator to benefit his wildlife, not line the pockets of Ranchers.
Donny Martorello, is an irresponsible Program Manager with his failure to not only work towards the nonlethal solution that we provided them with, but his failure to contact us when we called him for Permit information and requirements when we located a parcel in Washington State!
Since then, 2 Sanctuaries have asked to merge under our Native American Religious Corporate Veil…. believe this Donny Martorello, we will continue to fight against your Ignorance of killing….. Those Wolves may not be your “Type” of wolves you want…. but they are in fact doing what wolves do….
Stay Off their land and their wont be an issue this coming year.
Protect The Wolves®
Reuters reports. So far, the wolves have either killed or injured 12 cattle, officials said.
The state decided to kill all 11 wolves after the state’s Fish and Wildlife Department found the same pack was responsible for an attack that left two calves dead and a third injured, according to Reuters.
Since the renewal, four more wolves—including a pup—were killed via aerial attacks, and wildlife agents are reportedly still looking for the remaining five members of the pack.
“We’ve never taken out an entire pack before,” Craig Bartlett, a spokesman for the Fish and Wildlife Department, told Reuters.
According to Bartlett, officials can still decide to spare the remaining wolves if attacks on livestock stop.
The Profanity Peak wolves make up one of 19 wolf packs known to inhabit Washington, and the current effort to kill off the pack marks the third time officials have killed wolves in the state. Officials lifted Endangered Species Act protections for gray wolves in the eastern third of the state in 2011, according to Reuters.
A total of 10 wolves were killed in 2012 and 2014, although some members of those packs were spared, Reuters reports.
Source: Why Washington Decided to Kill Off Once-Endangered Wolves From Helicopters | TIME