Idaho hunters earned thousands to kill newborn wolf pups, records reveal
State reimbursement program paid $2,000 per wolf; Fahy calls it a bounty
Idaho officials paid hunters thousands of dollars for killing a dozen newborn wolf pups this spring, state records shared with the Guardian and Public Domain show. The killings, which appear to include at least one full litter killed in or near its den, have incensed wildlife advocates in Idaho, where state officials have been ordered to take extraordinary measures to shrink the state's reintroduced wolf population.