State faces backlash for killing pups

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Critics say state biologists broke law, ethics when they killed 14 baby wolves

By Kate Golden | JUNEAU EMPIRE

Critics say state Department of Fish and Game biologists set themselves up to break a law against killing wolf pups by going out at the wrong time of year. State biologists say they knew what would happen in June and were prepared to shoot pups if necessary.

"The biggest cost of all is the ethical cost," said Gordon Haber, a wolf biologist in Denali National Park. "They've done something that offends society."

The outcry is also over the law.

A section of state code titled "Control of predation by wolves" states, "'Denning,' the killing of wolf young in the den, is prohibited."

State biologists in early June shot 14 wolf pups, without initially telling the Board of Game or the public.

[Submariner]

1. This is all part of keeping those asshole tourist hunters happy

by artificially thinning the wolf population so there will be enough "trophy" moose available for the pussies who shoot moose.

Gotta keep those tourist dollars rolling in at the expense of wildlife. Dorks.

[truebrit71]

2. Reading the article it seems that there was an attempt to cover this up due to an upcoming ballot...

...on this issue of predator control...

I hope the sick fucks that shot the pups are fired, fined and imprisoned...