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

Source: [Wildlife | The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/06/idaho-hunters-newborn-wolf-pups) · 2026-11-06 · Life
Page: https://themorning.science/story/an-abomination-idaho-hunters-earned-thousands-of-dollars-to-kill-newborn-wolf-pu-4cd028ae08205b24

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…

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- [‘An abomination’: Idaho hunters earned thousands of dollars to kill newborn wolf pups, records reveal](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/06/idaho-hunters-newborn-wolf-pups) — Wildlife | The Guardian, 2026-11-06

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