CHAPTER 3: AI.'tlJtNAi'tVES 



The prohibition against indiscriminant killing of a wolf is similar to other legally classified wildlife such 

 as big game (e.g. deer, black bear, mountain lion) or furbearers (e.g. martin, otter, or beaver). Montana 

 law would require individuals to report incidents of wolf take to FWP within 72 hours. FWP would 

 investigate to determine all of the facts or circumstances. Additional management tools (e.g. use of 

 rubber bullets to haze wolves that frequent livestock concentration areas) and innovative approaches will 

 arise on a case-by-case basis since each situation is unique. 



Table 24. The spectrum of potential management activities to minimize the potential for wolf-livestock 

 conflicts and the tools to resolve conflicts where and when they develop. The adaptive 

 management model calls for selection of different management strategies as the number of 

 breeding pairs (according to the federal recovery definition) changes from 10-15 to greater than 

 15. The model also calls for different strategies, depending on landownership patterns (Public 

 Lands and Mixed Land Ownerships), social factors, land use patterns, biological constraints, and 

 the physical attributes of the environment. Some management strategies may apply across all 

 numbers of breeding pairs or management settings, as indicated by the arrows. 



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