Federal rules now in effect in a portion of western Montana allow ranchers to kill wolves that are actively attacking, chasing or harassing livestock, according to Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks.
Under the rule, which offers Montana more wolf management authority and flexibility, anyone who shoots or kills a wolf must report the incident within 24 hours. In addition, evidence of the actual wolf attack, or evidence that an attack was imminent, must be available for state and federal inspectors.
The federal rule applies to areas south of U.S. Highway 12, west of Missoula, to Interstate 90; from I-90 to Interstate 15; from I-15 to the Missouri River at Great Falls, and from the Missouri River to the North Dakota border.
This was the first wolf killed under the new rule in western Montana, according to Crowser.
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