No charges will be filed against an Idaho man accused of shooting two wolves after the prosecutor in charge of the case declined to file charges.
The first wolf was shot within sight of the man's home and near his horses. But after that, the man chased the second wolf on a snowmobile where it was killed about a mile away, which seems to be in violation of allowed rules that say a wolf can only be killed if it is actively molesting or threatening.
"In my opinion, there is 'reasonable doubt' whether the wolves were, or were not, molesting livestock or domestic animals," said Karl H. Lewies, Fremont County prosecuting attorney, in a letter to the Idaho Department of Fish and Game. "I have determined that no charges will be filed."The killing of the two male wolves is the first in Idaho since the wolf was removed from the endangered species list March 28.
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