DANIEL -- Federal biologists are monitoring a new wolf pack discovered in the Wyoming Range west of Daniel.

As many as 16 wolves, primarily pups, were discovered Sept. 12.

"We had heard reports last fall and all through the winter that there were three wolves there," said Mike Jimenez, project leader for wolf recovery in Wyoming. The larger number was a surprise to biologists.

In August, federal trappers confirmed two sheep kills in the area due to wolves and suspected as many as a dozen more. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service set traps to try to capture the offenders.

Two wolves were caught and both died from heat.

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