15 Wolves Hunted Directly North of Yellowstone National Park This Winter

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  • By Helena Dore Chronicle Staff Writer
  • Dec 18, 2021UpdatedDec 19, 2021

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An alpha male wolf howls in the Lower Geyser Basin at Yellowstone National Park.Jim Peaco/National Park Service

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Fifteen wolves have been hunted in two wolf management units directly north of Yellowstone National Park so far this winter, and wolf trapping there hasn’t begun yet.

The numbers from Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks have some worrying about how the state’s wolf trapping season will impact populations in Yellowstone. Several packs are concentrated at the northern end of the park, and the animals often wander over the border into Montana.

In past years, annual quotas prevented hunters and trappers in Montana from taking more than two wolves in wolf management units 313 and 316, which border Yellowstone to its north.urn:uuid:2cd42617-da80-b55b-2634-b55bda802cd4

The quotas were lifted this August at a Montana Fish and…

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