[Yesterday it was reported that Alaska killed 18 wolves to boost moose (for humans, of course), today, Idaho officials announced that they killed 19 wolves to boost elk herds (also for the benefit of humans). What’s next and when will it end?]
LEWISTON, Idaho (AP) – Idaho officials say 19 wolves have been killed in northern Idaho in an effort to reduce wolf numbers and increase the elk population.
The Idaho Department of Fish and Game on Monday announced the killings carried out last month by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services in the Lolo Hunting Zone.
Jerome Hansen of Fish and Game tells the Lewiston Tribune in Lewiston that elk numbers in the region have dropped dramatically over the past 26 years.
Fish and Game says the area had an estimated 16,000 elk in 1989 but that the agency now believes the population could be as low as 1,000.
More: http://www.ktvb.com/story/news/local/regional/2015/03/10/elk-wolves-killed/24697063/
Exposing the Big Game 
This is despicable!
Yep.
So 19 more wolves killed to keep up the numbers of elk for hunters to kill. How long will that keep the greedy death-dealers happy? If they can kill a few more wolves, there might be more deer. Then just a kill a few more wolves and maybe more moose. When the wolves are all gone, I guess they’ll have to kill each other so at least some of the growing hunter crowd will have bodies to grin over.
The wolf hunting and trapping season wasn’t enough decimation? This has got to stop.
I thought they stopped this last year with western water shed maintainers had a lawsuit with other organizations, I thought they could not do this in a wilderness area. What happened ?