SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A female wolf that had pups earlier this year has been illegally killed in northeast Washington.
State Fish and Wildlife biologists responded to a report of a dead wolf on May 26 in the Sheep Creek area of Stevens County. The agency says the female died of a gunshot wound.
Biologists believe the wolf that was killed was the breeding female from the Wedge Pack. The agency is investigating, and the organization Conservation Northwest is offering a $7,500 reward for information leading to a poaching conviction.