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Let's tell the truth about those big, bad wolvesbit.ly/3ZSpdPOThe return of wolves to the West has always been contentious, and the deaths last fall of more than 40 cattle really in western Colorado alarmed ranchers. But here’s the true story: Wolves did not kill those cattle found dead near Meeker. Yet when the news of the cattle deaths went public last October, the agency issued a press release stating it was “investigating a report of dead domestic cow calves on White River National Forest lands near Meeker that show damage consistent with wolf depredationThose in charge somehow tell untruths :A month later, the agency’s Northwest regional manager testified before the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission that though some of the cattle had injuries that appeared to come from wolves.This story made national headlines. The culprits were the wolves at the MeekerIn his February 14 report, Niemeyer found that “the evidence at Meeker is inconsistent with wolf attacks.” Niemeyer and veterinarians concluded that the cattle more likely died from “brisket disease,” which commonly afflicts cattle living at high altitudes.We should not wonder why the wolves take the “rap”In Washington state, which is home to at least 33 wolf packs after nearly 15 years of wolf recovery, more than 80% of the packs have no conflict with livestock in an average year.No lethal management Old-fashioned riding the range to drive off wolf packs, cleaning up carcasses so they don’t attract wolves, penning up livestock at night, installing scare devices. The problem the United States Department of Agriculture suggest that few livestock owners use these effective, non-lethal mitigation measures.It’s is a conflict that will continue with the same attitudes ofthe ranchers and the wolves will be the “culprits”.Photo: 104.7 ... See MoreSee Less

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Environmental Group Threatens Lawsuit To Stop Wyoming Hunters Killing Colorado Wolves bit.ly/3TqsseJWolves that cross the border from Colorado into Wyoming may be shot on sight, and it’s up to the U.S. Forest Service to stop it, an environmental group claims. The Center For Biological Diversity plans to file a lawsuit against the Forest Service in U.S. District Court unless the agency steps up to protect the wolves. That’s what the group claims in a letter sent to USFS and U.S. Department of Agriculture officials. The Forest Service falls under the USDA’s jurisdiction. The possible lawsuit may initially seem like a legal dead end, because the Forest Service doesn’t manage wolves. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has jurisdiction over wolves in Wyoming, and the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Department is primarily in charge of the growing wolf population in that stateBut the Forest Service does have authority to shut down wolf hunting in its jurisdiction – and indeed already has shut down prairie dog shooting in parts of Wyoming, the Center for Biological Diversity claims in its letter. In the case of wolves, the group argues that the Forest Service should declare a no-kill zone on the Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest, headquartered in Laramie. There is a lot of information and counter easy in this article.Finish your reading at the link:bit.ly/3TqsseJPhoto: in the Shadow of the Wolf ... See MoreSee Less

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