Calls of ‘Trophy Hunting’ Wolves As FWP Backpedals on Population Numbers
The revised calculation put the state's wolf population at roughly 725 animals, down from a previous estimate of 1,094. The change prompted agency biologists to recommend reducing the number of wolves that could be killed during the upcoming season from previous levels to 250.But during a meeting on August 19, the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission voted to approve a higher limit of 300 wolves. Commissioners debated how much confidence should be placed in the new population estimate, with some arguing the revised figure may itself be too conservative.
- ▪The revised calculation put the state's wolf population at roughly 725 animals, down from a previous estimate of 1,094.
- ▪The change prompted agency biologists to recommend reducing the number of wolves that could be killed during the upcoming season from previous levels to 250.But during a meeting on August 19, the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission voted t
- ▪Commissioners debated how much confidence should be placed in the new population estimate, with some arguing the revised figure may itself be too conservative.
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By Alice GibbsSenior Reporter0ShareNewsweek is a Trust Project memberSee more of our trusted coverage when you search.Prefer Newsweek on Googleto see more of our trusted coverage when you search.Days after conservationists warned that changes to wild horse policy could put federally protected animals at greater risk, a new controversy has erupted over wolves in Montana after state officials admitted they may have significantly overestimated how many of the predators live there.Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks recently revised its wolf population estimate from 1,094 animals to about 725 after changing the way it counts wolves.
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