OLYMPIA– State officials have killed a wolf in northeast Washington to prevent more livestock attacks.
The Department of Fish and Wildlife said that one wolf was killed last week.
Agency director Jim Unsworth on July 20 authorized killing some members of the Smackout pack after confirming that the animals had repeatedly attacked livestock in Stevens County.
This is the fourth time the state has killed wolves since they began recolonizing Washington on their own a decade ago.
