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🚨 BREAKING NEWS: 12 NEWBORN WOLF PUPS KILLED IN IDAHO — $2,000 PAID FOR EACH DEATH! In a horrifying revelation, official wildlife records have exposed the killing of 12 newborn wolf pups, believed to be just ONE TO THREE WEEKS OLD, by three hunters in Idaho, USA. The killings took place on 25 April 2026 in Idaho’s northern Panhandle region, but the shocking details have only now emerged in an investigation published on 6 November. Even more disturbing? The hunters received $2,000 per pup through a state-backed reimbursement programme — a total of $24,000! Wildlife experts suspect the helpless pups may have been removed directly from their dens, although this has not been conclusively established. At such a young age, these babies would have been completely dependent on their mothers, with little or no ability to escape. And tragically, under Idaho law, killing newborn wolf pups is LEGAL. Idaho has introduced aggressive wolf population reduction policies, with a target of approximately 650 wolves, despite the species having been nearly exterminated from much of the United States before its reintroduction. The state’s wolf population currently remains above 1,100. Conservationists have condemned the payments, questioning how public money can be used to support the killing of newborn wildlife. Wolves reproduce just once a year, and destroying entire litters can devastate wolf families, potentially causing packs to fracture or collapse. These were not dangerous predators threatening livestock. They were tiny, defenceless babies, barely beginning their lives. How can a society that claims to value wildlife conservation justify paying thousands of dollars for the deaths of newborn animals? This is not conservation. This is a heartbreaking assault on one of North America’s most magnificent and misunderstood species. #AnimalWatch #SaveTheWolves #WolfConservation #IdahoWolves #WildlifeProtection

On Sept. 30, 2026), WDFW staff lethally removed an adult female wolf from the Couse pack. The WDFW director has now instructed Department staff to enter an evaluation period to monitor the conflict situation. On 9/17/26 an adult male was killed. Couse pack will have a difficult time hunting with only 2-3 wolves.

On September 25, it was reported that 1273M, a Yellowstone wolf known as Tripod, was killed during Montana's wolf hunt, in hunting subunit 313, outside Yellowstone. He was born in 2019 into the Junction Butte Pack and became famous when he ran off with a photographer's tripod. In 2020, while the park was closed to visitors, staff hazed him with paintballs and beanbags. After successful aversive conditioning, he learned to avoid people and went on to help form the Rescue Creek Pack. He wore a research collar. When a collared wolf is killed, researchers lose all the data that wolf was giving them. A research collar doesn't protect a wolf from hunters. In Montana, the only requirement is that the hunter returns the collar to Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks. The collar comes back. The wolf, and everything he could have taught biologists, doesn't. Montana just approved killing up to 300 wolves this season. That's roughly 4 out of every 10 of the 725 wolves the state now estimates it has, revised down from 1,094. The commission set the quota over the recommendation of the state's own biologists, who suggested 250. The state's own report says hitting that number year after year could push the population below the 450 it needs to keep. Before Wyoming's wolf hunt opened, it was reported that Mollie's Pack was safe inside Yellowstone's boundaries. The pack made it through Wyoming's hunt unharmed. Wolves don't know boundaries. Wolves that live mostly inside Yellowstone generally don't fear people, which makes them easy targets once they cross the line. Mollie's Pack made it. 1273M didn't. Wolves can't see the park boundary. Hunters can. There are a couple petitions for you today. The first one is to extend the borders of Yellowstone to protect the wolves in Wyoming. The second one is to stop the wolf hunt in Montana. 🐺 Links are in the first reply.👇 #DemsUnited 🧵