PBS NewsHour

Cowboys vs. Gray Wolves: Predator Once Again Prey

Clip: 09/19/2011 | 10m 10s

For the first time in years, hunting season for the once-endangered gray wolf is underway in Idaho and Montana to reduce the predator's population. Cattle ranchers say the hunts are necessary to protect their herds, but environmentalists disagree. Science correspondent Miles O'Brien reports.

Aired: 09/19/11

Rating: NR

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