Montana curbs wolf hunt after 23 from Yellowstone killed
In this March 21, 2019, aerial file photo provided by the National Park Service, the Junction Butte wolf pack rests in the snow in Yellowstone National Park, Wyo. Yellowstone National Park's wolves are becoming more genetically similar after years of inbreeding, but researchers say the population remains healthy and the similarities could help them fight the skin disease mange. (National Park Service via AP, File)
BILLINGS (AP) — Montana wildlife commissioners on Friday moved to shut down gray wolf hunting in a portion of the state around Yellowstone National Park, amid mounting criticism over a record number of the animals shot or trapped after roaming across the park boundary this winter.
But commissioners rejected calls to revive quotas that would limit the number of wolves killed along Yellowstone's northern border to just a few annually...
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