Wisconsin DNR says wolves killing more dogs, livestock

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Wisconsin DNR says wolves killing more dogs, livestock
Associated Press
Updated: 02/15/2011 11:18:26 AM CST



The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources says wolves are causing more problems for Wisconsinites.

A new report says wolves attacked animals on 47 farms last year, compared with 28 farms in 2009. Twelve of those attacks were in Douglas County, with 16 other northern Wisconsin counties reporting problems.

Wolves killed 34 dogs, 47 calves, 16 cows and six sheep in 2010. The DNR estimates the wolves cost farms a total of $114,000.

The agency's wolf expert, Adrian Wydeven, tells the Duluth News Tribune that the increase in attacks is because wolves are moving into new areas and because state officials have few options to kill wolves, which are protected under the federal Endangered Species Act.

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There has been sightings of a couple in between Benson and Starbuck. I haven't seen one yet. We used to see tracks up north by Thief river falls when we were hunting. The game warden up there said there was about 5 packs of them in Agasie Wild life area. That was about 7 or 8 years ago. My stepdad said he saw one cross the highway about 10 miles north of Benson. That would mean they are moving farther south also.