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Wolf population dips, but remains healthy

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The population includes 107 packs and 20 breeding pairs. At the end of 2012, Idaho had an estimated 683 wolves, 117 packs and 34 breeding pairs. In 2013, hunters and trappers killed 356 wolves and another 94 were killed in population control actions authorized by the Idaho Department of Fish and Game.
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Rockies gray wolf numbers steady despite hunting

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...unchanged from the prior year even as state wildlife agencies adopted aggressive tactics to drive down wolf numbers.Under pressure from livestock and hunting groups, Idaho officials have used helicopters to shoot packs. Montana has eased hunting and trapping rules.Federal wolf recovery coordinator Mike Jimenez says he expects the population to gradually decline over time in the face of the states' efforts, but to remain healthy.
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Hailey Rancher Kills Wolf Said to Have Killed Horse

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USDA confirmed the wolf depredation and conducted flyovers in the area hoping to kill the predator. The Swigerts also reached out to Idaho for Wildlife, which helped organize an on-the-ground hunt for the wolf. The situation received regional media attention. Idaho for Wildlife's Alder said his group posted "elite, highly trained retired special forces officers" to guard the Swigerts' home.
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I’m With Stupid: River-Changing, Liberal Wolves Kidnapped My Aunt (Humor)

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Turns out, more than half of Wyomingites surveyed in 2012 believed the wolf reintroduction has had a mostly negative effect. The argument goes something like this: Wolves kill elk and livestock. This means fewer elk to hunt and more expensive beef. The fact that my aunt was passing along a link to such an obviously libtarded, left-wing, lamestream-media, pencil-necked, vegan, gay-marriage-supporting piece of communist drivel was virtually unthinkable.
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