Nation IN BRIEF : ALASKA : 98 Wolves Killed in Control Program
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
The controversial state program of culling wild wolves has ended for the winter season, with 98 of the animals killed at a cost of $135,000, state officials said. The program, carried out in a 4,000-square-mile area south of Fairbanks, used ground-based trapping methods to snare wolves. It was launched to boost populations of caribou, a prey species for wolves.
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