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Biologists collar, tag 2nd Wash. wolf pack
Washington state biologists say they have made contact with the state's second wolf pack and have collared the alpha male.
Washington state biologists say they have made contact with the state's second wolf pack and have collared the alpha male.
The wolf pack's presence has been confirmed in the remote forests of northeast Washington's Pend Oreille County, as biologists tracked the pack they believe is made up of at least one adult and three pups. Previously, biologists had recorded howls from the wolves and taken pictures of the pack using remote motion-detection cameras.
Two wolf pups were also temporarily captured to equip them with ear tags. The satellite-telemetry collar on the adult male will be used to track the pack's movements.
Gray wolves were nearly hunted to extinction in the 1930s but have lately had a population resurgence in Montana, Idaho and Wyoming. Last summer, adult wolves were confirmed in Okanogan County.
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