Wolf Pack To Be Eliminated

Opposing conservation and livestock groups eventually stood in agreement last week with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife concerning a wolf pack in northeast Washington that appears to be preying exclusively on cattle in the region.

In the end, it was decided pack must be eliminated. But the opposing sides, along with the WDFW, agree every nonlethal solution possible to correct the situation was exhausted and the best available decision was reached.

“We made lemonade out of a big bunch of lemons,” said Jack Field, executive vice president of the Washington Cattlemen’s Association.

“It was a bad situation for everyone, certainly...