18 wolves shot near Interior village to boost moose population

From Alaska, this article is on its face a simple story reporting a pretty straightforward wolf cull in the interior, executed at the behest of local indigenous Alaskans.  However, reading between the lines and especially in the comments section, we can clearly see that the story is also about land use and who gets to make decisions about wildlife management.  It is, of course, worth mentioning that clearly Alaska is a very different case from that of the Pacific Northwest and Northern Rockies, but even there, where there are no issues with endangered or reintroduced populations, the wolf engenders strong feelings.  As to whether these wolves did or did not need to die, I don't feel that I know enough about it to have an opinion.  That said, as I've mentioned elsewhere, I am generally inclined to trust Native American communities when it comes to wildlife management since their cultural heritage is so different from the Northern European heritage that informed the eradication of the wolf in the lower 48.  Again however, I do not take a position in this instance.