Cougars take bite out of Montana wolf research

PREDATORS — Why would a mountain lion want to mess with a wolf?

That’s what a Montana wildlife researcher is wondering as mountain lions take a toll on the radio-collared wolves she’s trying to follow through the Bitterroot Mountains.

The risk of injury doesn’t seem worth the benefit for an animal that can simply climb a tree and watch the wolf world pass buy.

Here’s the story from the Ravali Republic.