Out of all the problems that ranchers face on a daily basis, wolves receive the most attention. Why? How much livestock do wolves actually take and what are the larger threats to the industry? According to a 2014 study on livestock deaths, of the 112,233,000 cattle inventoried in the United States that year, there were … Read more
Wyoming recently made adjustments to their Game and Fish’s Damage Claims Regulations in response to complaints from ranchers about elk competing with livestock for grazing land. Apparently, the elk are so overpopulated that they are eating all of the grass, costing the ranchers money. This issue is interesting because it seems to directly contradict the … Read more
Colorado Parks and Wildlife has announced their decision to capture and relocate the Copper Creek Pack due to pressure from the ranching community. This is the first pack that was reintroduced to Colorado this last December. This decision is disappointing to many advocates who had hoped that Colorado would place a higher value on learning … Read more
Our relationship with wolves is more complicated than any other species. It is built upon years of conflict, fear, and misunderstanding. To get a better understanding, we need to look at where this conflict began: livestock depredation. Prior to our domestication of animals as a food source, early societies looked at wolves with great respect. … Read more
