Government killing of 8 wolves suggests Upper Peninsula may be overcrowded with wolves
...The animals belonged to two wolf packs, one to the north and another to the southeast of town. That determination was made by the USDA Wildlife Services staffer who tracked them. State wildlife managers contracted with the federal program to handle the problem.
And handle it they did: wolf by wolf, sometimes in town, sometimes not.
“It wasn’t the first time,” said Brian Roell, a wolf specialist with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.” This kind of stuff has been done before.”
By that, he means 74 wolves have been exterminated in Michigan to date. Twenty-seven were because of human safety concerns; another 47 because of livestock depredation concerns....
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For years the State has been trying to increase the wolf population. (Something I've been against since day one. ) If any of us had tried to shoot one for our own safety we be hung out to dry but I guess it's OK for the gov to come in and do it for us.