11.   Stuart said federal officials take the killing of wolves seriously, will thoroughly investigate any wolf killing and will prosecute anyone who illegally kills a wolf.

12.   The area also has small human populations and few roads where wolves could be killed.

13.   The regional government has become so impoverished it can no longer pay hunters a bounty to kill wolves, which have multiplied rapidly and decimated the herds.

14.   The service already lets ranchers kill wolves preying on livestock on grazing lands in the Central Idaho gray wolf recovery area, which includes parts of Montana and Wyoming.

15.   They received money payments whenever they killed wolves, just as did the colonists.

16.   Under the plan, ranchers will be allowed to kill a wolf, but only if the animal is caught attacking livestock.

17.   Farmer Hans Kiaer is among those who want to see the wolves killed.

18.   Mann claimed a wolf stalked his young son, and he admitted killing a wolf he believed was a threat to his cattle.

19.   Residents have organized hunting groups to kill the wolves, it said.

20.   Russian authorities are trying to encourage hunters to kill wolves by rewarding those who do with coveted licenses to hunt bears, boars, moose and other big game.