The Couse wolf pack is under the gun again.

On September 11, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife authorized the lethal removal of one or two wolves from the Couse pack following livestock conflicts in Asotin County.

On September 17, WDFW killed an adult male wolf.

Less than a week later, another calf was injured in a confirmed wolf depredation. It was the seventh documented depredation event in the Couse pack territory within 10 months.

Now, another member of the pack faces lethal removal.

We recognize the realities of living and ranching alongside large carnivores. We also recognize that the affected livestock producer has implemented multiple proactive nonlethal measures, including human presence and range riding, delaying turnout of calves, avoiding areas with high wolf activity, and removing sick and injured animals from grazing areas.

That makes this situation difficult — but killing wolves cannot become the default endpoint of coexistence.

Removing individual wolves does not eliminate the underlying conditions that bring wolves and livestock into conflict. Long-term coexistence requires continued investment in prevention, adaptation, research, and effective nonlethal tools that protect livestock while allowing native predators to remain on the landscape.

Another Couse wolf should not have to die.

Send a letter to WDFW Director Kelly Susewind today asking the Department to halt further lethal removal of the Couse pack and continue pursuing nonlethal solutions.

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