# ‘An abomination’: Idaho hunters earned thousands of dollars to kill newborn wolf pups, records reveal

- Source: Guardian World
- Published: 2026-11-06T12:00:42+00:00
- Category: World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/06/idaho-hunters-newborn-wolf-pups
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/an-abomination-idaho-hunters-earned-thousands-of-dollars-to-kill-newbo-4cd028/

Wildlife advocates incensed as documents show state paid out $2,000 per kill in effort to shrink state’s wolf population Idaho officials paid hunters thousands of dollars for killing a dozen newborn wolf pups this spring, including what appears to be at least one full litter killed in or near its den, according to state records shared with the Guardian and Public Domain. The wolf pup killings have

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