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Table 28. Potential management activities that address wolf-livestock conflicts under Alternative 4 

 (Minimum Wolf). Management actions and the number of special kill permits become more 

 liberal with increasing numbers of breeding pairs above the recovery goal. 



Human Safety. Same as Alternative 2 (Updated Council). 



Monitoring. Under this alternative, the monitoring program is much more intensive than the other 

 alternatives. This is becau.se FWP will be managing the wolf population very close to the minimum 

 requirements to keep the northern Rockies population from being relisted. Pack status must be known 

 with a high degree of certainty. The monitoring program will rely heavily on radio telemetry so that 

 packs could be found readily to notify landowners when wolves are in the area and so that pack status is 

 monitored on an ongoing basis. FWP would do whatever was necessary to keep at least one radio collar 

 in as many social groups of wolves as required in order to document 10 breeding pairs meeting the federal 

 recovery dcfmition. A significant commitment of FWP resources and field personnel to trap and monitor 

 packs would be required in order to achieve the necessary precision when the wolf population so close to 

 the minimum standard. 



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