A wolf in Ferry County was killed Tuesday in response to a series of attacks on cattle.

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife staff killed an adult female wolf from the Sherman pack, according to a news release. It was a non-breeding wolf.

The action came a day after WDFW director Kelly Susewind signed off on “incremental lethal removal” for wolves there after the pack was blamed for the deaths of three calves and the injury of two others.

Following the killing of the female wolf, WDFW will now enter an evaluation period, according to Wednesday’s release. That means agency officials will monitor the pack’s activity and decide whether more wolves need to die to keep the pack from continuing to prey on cattle.

It’s the second time in the past month that WDFW has killed a wolf in Fer

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