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Associated Press - July 12, 2009 7:15 PM ET
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (AP) - The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources says wolves have killed four dogs in just the last week.
Authorities say 2 of the attacks were in Clark County, and the others were in Ashland and Oneida counties.
DNR Wildlife Biologist John Dunn says the attacks happen when bear hunters start training their dogs. He says if the dogs run through a wolves' den, wolves will try to protect their pups.
Dunn says dog owners can help prevent the attacks if they know where a wolf pack is living. But he says that can be difficult.
The federal government has put gray wolves in the western Great Lakes region back on the endangered species list, which means it's illegal to kill a wolf.
Information from: WEAU-TV, http://www.weau.com
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