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Posted by Kent (174.27.209.24) on 18:20:55 01/16/13
"In Yellowstone, where a legal debate swirls over trapping in Montana north of the park, there are now an estimated 20 to 28 percent fewer wolves than the 98 counted at this time last year, said Dan Stahler, a wildlife biologist with the Yellowstone Wolf Project.
"We're looking at an estimate between 71 and 78 wolves right now," Stahler said in a phone interview. "That's in nine wolf packs. Out of those wolf packs, six will be considered a breeding pair for the coming year."
Despite the drop, Yellowstone's wolf population is still well above recovery goals laid out in the Wyoming wolf management plan.
Under the plan, the national park is expected to have a minimum of 50 wolves and five breeding pairs.
Had it not been for hunting-related losses, Yellowstone would have had a mostly stable wolf population, Stahler said."
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