The wolf hunts are underway and Idaho plans to assassinate over 800 wolves, including pups and pregnant females.
PBS reports, “For the first time in years, hunting season for the once-endangered gray wolf is underway in Idaho and Montana to reduce the predator’s population. Cattle ranchers say the hunts are necessary to protect their herds, but environmentalists disagree. Science correspondent Miles O’Brien reports.”
Click on the link below to watch the video:
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/science/july-dec11/wolves_09-19.html
*Special thanks to PBS News Hour for providing this information!
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