Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service killed an endangered Mexican gray wolf last week. Wolves from the Hail Canyon pack near Reserve were connected to seven confirmed, and two probable livestock kills over the last year, prompting the decision to kill a 5-year-old male wolf from the pack. Six of the livestock kills were in the last month. One horse was killed, the other five kills were cows. Before killing the wolf, the agency worked with a rancher in the area to deter cattle depredation by establishing diversionary food caches and hazing the wolves.
