Washington State to Kill Last of Wolf Pack

The Old Profanity wolf pack is headed for extinction at the hands of man.  The state Washington has issued an order on October 26th to kill the last remaining wolves, a breeding male and pup, of the pack in Ferry County.  The cows allegedly killed by the wolves were grazing on public land after a removal order  and calves with prior injuries were not removed to avoid attracting predators.  The state's wildlife agency is clearly acting at the behest of the livestock industry despite public opinion in favor of protecting wolves.   Since 2012 the state has killed 21 endangered wolves.  Seventeen of those were killed to satisfy one livestock owner.  That owner is a vocal opponent of wolf recovery who has historically refused to implement meaningful nonlethal measures designed to protect his livestock from wolves.  This record demonstrates the out sized influence of agribusiness over state governments. “Washington residents are fed up with wolf-management policies that reward livestock owners for irresponsible business practices,” said a wolf advocate for the Center for Biological Diversity. “The wildlife department’s mission is to preserve and protect the state’s wildlife, not slaughter endangered wolves to keep the livestock industry happy.”