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Downed power line near Eureka electrocutes more than a dozen animals
KALISPELL - Officials say a downed power line near Eureka in northwestern Montana electrocuted more than a dozen animals over a period of months, including a wolf that was "still warm" when it was found earlier this month. Roger Pitman, operations superintendent at the Lincoln Electric ...
Downed Mont. power line kills deer, bears, wolves
outdoorpressroom.com — Officials say a downed power line near Eureka in northwestern Montana electrocuted more than a dozen wild... animals over a period of months, including five whitetail deer, four black bears, two wolves, one coyote and a turkey vulture. "We're just ... (more) Downed Mont. power line kills deer, bears, wolves
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Downed Mont. power line kills deer, bears, wolves
The Outdoor Pressroom — ... Officials say a downed power line near Eureka in northwestern Montana electrocuted more than a dozen wild animals over a period of months, including five whitetail deer, four black bears, two wolves, one coyote and a turkey vulture. "We're just thankful there weren't any two-legged creatures up there, except for the turkey vulture," said Roger Pitman, operations superintendent at the Lincoln Electric Cooperative. The Missoulian. ...

Downed powerline electrocutes deer, wolf, other animals
Ralph Maughan's Wildlife News — ... Montana powerline down, had lethal juice in it for several months- A snag fell across the line, bringing it the ground. Downed power line near Eureka electrocutes more than a dozen animals. AP in the Missoulian ...

Downed Power Line in Montana Kills a Dozen Animals
Backcountry.com: The Goat — ... A dead tree knocked over a power line in rural Northwestern Montana. No one complained about losing power so the company didn’t know about it for several months. When they finally arrived on the scene, more than a dozen animals had been electrocuted and cooked by the power line. The first were likely a couple deer that tried to wander through the power line, and then their cooked carcasses attracted predators. The power company found five whitetail deer, four black bears, two wolves, one coyote, and a turkey vulture. Lunch! They said the coyote was still warm. Mmm. ...

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