re: 19 elk killed by wolves in Wyoming in "rare event"

Pretty sure the Fish and Game there does a pretty good job of staying "moderate" and neutral when it comes to wolves, they are a huge political battle right now so they try to just report and do their job.

The elk come down into the valley's off the mountains in the winter, there is a huge area right out side of the town of Jackson that the state feeds them. A lot of the Bull's drop their antlers there and the boy scouts have sole rights to pick them up. They make crazy money off of selling them to chandelier makers and what not. That is where they got all the antlers for those arches down town I believe.

I believe issues like this are usually, as said above, young males seeking out new territory. We are talking about 80-200lb wild dogs here I don't know why anyone would be remotely suprised that they do this. Wolves are dangerous as heck when they are in packs.