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Senate panel tanks ban on wolf hunting, trapping near Yellowstone

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Alpha male (712) of the Canyon pack is shown in the Lower Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park.

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A wolf from the Yellowstone Delta Pack is seen in this November 2013 National Park Service photo.

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A panel of state lawmakers rejected a bill that would have barred the recreational killing of wolves in two hunting districts that border Yellowstone National Park.

The Senate Fish and Game Committee tabled Senate Bill 185 on Tuesday. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Mike Phillips, D-Bozeman, would have banned hunting and trapping wolves in wolf management units 313 and 316 near Cooke City and Gardiner.

During a hearing last week, the bill received support from many wolf advocates who argue the wolves that wander into those areas are naive and unafraid of people, making them…

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