Wolf

A Seattle judge has ruled that the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has the authority to cull wolf packs that continually attack livestock.

A Seattle judge ruled July 23 that Washington Fish and Wildlife can continue to shoot wolves to stop chronic attacks on livestock, rejecting a claim by wolf advocates that culling packs broke the law.

King County Superior Court Judge John McHale stated in a 39-page decision that Fish and Wildlife uses lethal control as a last resort, case-by-case to balance the interests of rural communities and wolf recovery.

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