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Minnesota's wolf population has dropped by about 24 percent since 2008, according to new survey numbers released Tuesday by the state Department of Natural Resources, 

"Opponents of hunting and trapping the once-endangered species immediately pounced on the news, vowing to increase pressure to cancel this fall's hunting and trapping season, which would be the second regulated hunt in the state's history," 

Meanwhile in Montana, Yellowstone park officials are fighting efforts to increase the numbers of the gray wolf permits.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sK3e-UCJXi0 Minnesota’s wolf population has dropped by about 24 percent since 2008, according to new survey numbers released Tuesday by the state Department of Natural Resources, writes MPR News reporter Elizabeth Dunbar. The new numbers likely mean fewer wolves will be allowed to be killed during the next hunting season this fall and winter, said…

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