SPOKANE — A pair of wolves in Southeastern Washington were killed on Monday in response to a series of attacks on cattle.
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife announced on Tuesday that its staff killed a yearling female and an adult male from the Columbia pack, fulfilling the lethal removal order issued by WDFW Director Kelly Susewind last week.
The removal order followed the killing of a calf inside a corral in Columbia County on Dec. 29. It was the 12th animal this year that had been attacked by the Columbia pack, WDFW records say.
Following the killing of the two wolves on Monday, the lethal removal order expires. A producer permit also expires.