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Originally published Thursday, July 24, 2008 at 12:00 AM

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DNA confirms wolf comeback

State wildlife officials say genetic tests have confirmed that two animals captured last Friday in western Okanogan County are wild, gray...

OLYMPIA — State wildlife officials say genetic tests have confirmed that two animals captured last Friday in western Okanogan County are wild, gray wolves.

Before releasing the wolves — a male and a lactating female — biologists fitted them with radio collars to track their movements.

The state Fish and Wildlife Department also noted Wednesday that a remote camera operated by a private group has photographed the radio-collared male wolf at a location where six pups also were photographed.

Wildlife officials say this is the first documented resident wolf pack in Washington since the 1930s.

Wolves are considered endangered in Washington state.

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