Story Created: Feb 20, 2009 at 3:41 PM MDT
Story Updated: Feb 20, 2009 at 3:41 PM MDT
Yazzie the wolf on exhibit at the Oregon Zoo.
The study, requested by Republican Sen. Gary Schroeder of Moscow, is an update of a 1994 environmental impact statement related to the introduction of wolves to Yellowstone National Park.
The study estimates that fewer elk hunters will take to the field due to a lack of game.
It estimates that each of those lost hunter days is worth $127.40 to the state, adding up to as much as $24 million.
The recent study estimated that 824 wolves in Idaho kill 9,517 elk a year.
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