Governor wants 550 wolves killed
From Times Wire Reports
Idaho’s governor said he would support public hunts to kill all but 100 of the state’s gray wolves after the U.S. government strips them of protection under the Endangered Species Act.
Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter said he wanted hunters to kill about 550 gray wolves. The 100 surviving wolves would be the minimum before the animals could again be considered endangered.
“I’m prepared to bid for that first ticket to shoot a wolf myself,” Otter said during a rally of about 300 hunters.
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