“I said I wanted no part of it,” the warden, Justin Hawkaluk, recalled with a barely audible chuckle.
Mr. Hawkaluk now says his sense of dread was warranted.
The story of the governor, the wolf and the warden made few waves when it first broke.
Mr. Gianforte was recorded as the killer of the animal, an adult black wolf, and given a warning for not having taken a required trapping course.
A spokeswoman for the governor said Mr. Gianforte had “immediately rectified the mistake” by taking the course.
Persons:
Greg Gianforte, “, Justin Hawkaluk, Hawkaluk, Wolf, Gianforte
Organizations:
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Department, New York Times
Locations:
Helena, Mont, Montana