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May 24, 2007 2:04 pm US/Central

Gray Wolf Population Rises As Do Attacks On Dog

Green Bay, Wis. (AP) ― As Wisconsin's gray wolf population rises, so do the number of attacks on dogs.

Wisconsin's wolf population is about 600 wolves, a record high. The Department of Natural Resources' population goal for the protected species is 350.

In the last ten years, the DNR says 123 dogs were killed by wolves and 40 were injured.

DNR ecologist Adrian Wydeven says the vast majority of dog attacks have been in the last five or six years.

Most of the dogs killed were hounds, which are used to hunt bears, coyotes and bobcats in forest areas where wolves typically roam.

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