Hunters shot and killed a record number of Yellowstone National Park's renowned gray wolves that had roamed from the park in recent months.
Gray wolf running inside special acclimation pen, member of pack to be released into Lamar Valley wild in Idaho, Montana & Wyoming wolf reintroduction program at Yellowstone Natl. Park. Twenty of Yellowstone National Park's renowned gray wolves roamed from the park and were shot by hunters in recent months — the most killed by hunting in a single season since the predators were reintroduced to the region more than 25 years ago, according to park officials.
An estimated 94 wolves remain in Yellowstone. But with months to go in Montana's hunting season —- and wolf trapping season just getting underway — park officials said they expect more wolves to die after roaming from Yellowstone, where hunting is prohibited. "Once a wolf exits the park and enters lands in the State of Montana it may be harvested pursuant to regulations established by the Commission under Montana law," Gianforte wrote.
"Allowances for trapping and especially baiting are a major concern, especially if these tactics lure wolves out of the park," Yellowstone spokesperson Morgan Warthin said.
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