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State says breeding female of wolf pack was illegally killed

By Associated Press
Published: June 15, 2021, 11:25am

SPOKANE — A female wolf that had pups earlier this year has been illegally killed in northeast Washington state.

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife biologists responded to a report of a dead wolf on May 26 in the Sheep Creek area of Stevens County. The agency says the female died of a gunshot wound.

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