Washington: outcry after last four wolves in pack killed by state hunters

Environmental groups called deaths of wolves that had killed or wounded cows since 2018 'unbelievably tragic'

The last four members of a wolf pack that preyed on cattle in a rural Washington state area bordering Canada have been killed by state hunters, prompting protests from environmental groups.

The four wolves were part of a pack that originally had seven members and attacked cows, killing or wounding them 29 times since 2018 and nine times over the last month, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife said in a statement.