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A friend has sent you a link to an article found on FlatheadBeacon.com. To read the full text of this article online, click here: /articles/article/montana_giving_more_authority_to_kill_problem_wolves16435/ ARTICLE EXCERPT: HELENA – Montana will give federal wildlife officials greater authority to trap and shoot wolves that have killed livestock, loosening a policy that has been criticized by ranchers and hunters as ineffective in managing the state's growing wolf population. The plan would allow federal trappers responding to a complaint of injured or dead livestock to kill any wolves found near the carcass without any additional authorization, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Director Joe Maurier said Friday. Presently, agents with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services must call FWP for instructions after investigating a complaint and confirming wolves were responsible.