The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) authorized lethal action against one of the state’s endangered wolf packs on Thursday, citing repeated cattle depredation in Ferry County.
WDFW Director Kelly Susewind approved lethal removal of one to two wolves in the Togo pack after livestock producers reported four cattle depredation events that resulted in one dead and three injured calves in the past two months.
But wildlife advocacy groups say that the state-sanctioned killings could be prevented if strategic cattle grazing practices were implemented, especially during the current drought emergency.
“It’s such a tragedy that Washington’s Department of Fish and Wildlife has once again put the Togo pack in
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