[PHOTO: The state is trying to reintroduce the gray wolf into parts of the state it once roamed freely (AP/Dawn Villella)]
State wildlife authorities are hoping to craft new rules to determine when a wolf should be killed for preying on livestock. Fish and Wildlife Commissioner Tim Ragan says ranchers should be compelled to employ non-lethal measures like noisemakers first. The state has been trying to reintroduce gray wolves into northeastern Washington, a region the species once roamed in great numbers before being hunted to near extinction around 1900. Click the play arrow to hear Corwin Haeck’s report.
