The Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks says wolf hunting and trapping season has ended in southwestern Montana. A recently-set quota of 82 wolves have been killed in that region of the state.

Last year, Montana eliminated wolf hunting quotas in some areas and also loosened hunting and trapping rules. (iStock) This year, 82 wolves were harvested in the region as of Thursday, KTVH reports .

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A US judge has lifted a temporary restraining order that limited wolf hunting and trapping in the state of Montana, saying there is nothing to suggest rules now in place will make wolf populations ...