From the Sunday, July 30, 2006 online edition of the Daily Inter Lake . . .
One was found by a bear hunter near Troy, another by herbology researchers working near the Pinkham Creek drainage south of Eureka, and yet another by average folks who live in the Marias Pass area.
In just a matter of months, three wolf packs have been discovered and included in the Northwest Montana wolf population. There’s likely more to be found, too, according to officials with the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, which has assumed management and monitoring responsibilities for the Northwest Montana wolf population from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Do the latest wolf counts represent a population growth trend or do they merely reflect better monitoring?
The answer is a mix of both, according to Kent Laudon, the state wolf management specialist for Northwest Montana.
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