Alaska Fish & Game Killed Wolf Pups in the Den

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after killing the adult wolves from aircraft:

"In March, the Board of Game approved a predator control program aimed at reducing wolf numbers near the calving grounds of the Southern Alaska Peninsula caribou herd. The board specifically authorized department employees to shoot wolves in this area from a helicopter.

"On June 27 the state issued a press release that reported that a total of 28 "wolves from three packs were shot from a helicopter (again, italics mine) by Alaska Department of Fish and Game staff."

"No mention whatsoever was made in this official release of shooting wolves on the ground, let alone at den sites. Area biologist Lem Butler and director Larsen later admitted this was not the case, and that the pups (at least half the wolves killed in the control effort) were indeed shot on the ground, so this press release contains a demonstrable falsehood."

http://www.akwildlife.org/content/view/123/61/