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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Hunters didn't take all the wolves they were allowed to during Wyoming's wolf hunting season. They killed 43 wolves before the season ended Monday, nine short of the state's quota for the animals. It was Wyoming's first wolf hunting season since the federal government reintroduced wolves to the Yellowstone ecosystem in the 1990s...

Wyoming's wolf hunting season ends Monday.

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming's wolf hunting season ends Monday. Hunters are allowed to kill a total of 52 wolves. Hunters had taken 43 by Friday afternoon, the latest update available from the state. It's Wyoming's first wolf hunting season since the federal government reintroduced wolves to the Yellowstone ecosystem in the 1990s...

JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — Hunters have killed two radio-collared wolves that roamed Grand Teton National Park, localizing a debate about the legal killing of "park" wolves used for research. The Associated Press reports that wildlife officials say it's unavoidable that park wolves will range outside park boundaries...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Hunters are more than halfway toward meeting the quota for Wyoming's first wolf hunt since the animals were reintroduced to the Yellowstone region in the 1990s. The hunt began Oct. 1 and continues through Dec. 31. The quota for this year's hunt is 52 animals...

Wyoming's wolf season kicked off Monday

After years of court battles, federal negotiations and legislative challenges, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department is now preparing to take over management of the wolf population in the state. The Wyoming Legislature passed a bill this session that changes the state’s wolf management law to comport with an agreement that Governor Matt Mead and U.S. I...

JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — Wolves that have been wandering around the Jackson area have attacked and injured a dog. The Jackson Hole Daily reported Thursday that the dog survived but federal officials won't provide other details, including exactly where the attack happened...

JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service plans to kill three or four wolves that have brazenly approached homes in Jackson in northwest Wyoming. Wolf manager Mike Jimenez (hih-MEN'-ez) says there have been numerous sightings of wolves, beginning in late December, that show the animals have made residential areas part of their territory...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Some Wyoming lawmakers are pushing a tongue-in-cheek bill calling on Congress to acquire New York City's Central Park to reintroduce wolves and other endangered species there. Republican Rep. Allen Jaggi, of Lyman, is sponsoring the resolution in the Wyoming House...