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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Gloria Oladipo

Montana governor kills mountain lion being monitored by national park staff

Greg Gianforte killed a wolf being tracked by national park staff in February 2021 in violation of state rules.
Greg Gianforte killed a wolf being tracked by national park staff in February 2021 in violation of state rules. Photograph: Thom Bridge/AP

The governor of Montana, Greg Gianforte, shot and killed a mountain lion that was being monitored by national park staff, after hunting the animal with hounds and chasing it up a tree.

The Republican governor hunted the lion on 28 December, according to details first reported by the Washington Post that were confirmed on Monday by Gianforte’s press secretary, Brooke Stroyke. Stroyke said the governor had a valid hunting license, drove the lion up the tree, and shot it.

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