The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) has killed the last two known wolves in the Wedge Pack in Stevens County.
The agency authorized removing the two wolves, an adult male and female, after several attempts to alter the pack’s behavior through nonlethal methods failed. The Wedge Pack was responsible for the depredation of 16 livestock since May.
“We heavily feel the loss of the Wedge wolf pack and understand people on either side of the wolf issue will also have some strong emotions about it,” said WDFW Wolf Policy Lead Donny Martorello. “Finding the balance for wolves and livestock-based livelihoods to coexist is not always as easy as we’d like it to be.”
