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I do. My neighbor with cattle has a protector donkey, but not because of wolves. It is the coyotes that attempt to kill just born calves while the mother and calf is still vulnerable.
Research studies have shown that in wolf country, the majority of animal losses are due to disease, and those that are lost due to predation are most often lost due to domestic dogs and coyotes. Not wolves. Sure, there is the occasional rouge, but they account for a very tiny percent of actual livestock killed. I trust facts more than I trust hearsay. And here, the deer herd improved in health. Not all hunters and cars can remove the overpopulated deer, especially since hunters only target animals in their prime. A wolf will take a healthy deer if need be, but prefers the sick, lame, and elderly if available. The food chain needs apex predators to do their job.
I for one am glad they are back after the untold slaughter of former years. That wasn't population control, that was outright elimination. And many people believe still that wolves eat the faces of children on a regular basis and other nonsense. Nope, you and your livestock have more to fear from Fido than they do the Big Bad Wolf.
I do. My neighbor with cattle has a protector donkey, but not because of wolves. It is the coyotes that attempt to kill just born calves while the mother and calf is still vulnerable.
Research studies have shown that in wolf country, the majority of animal losses are due to disease, and those that are lost due to predation are most often lost due to domestic dogs and coyotes. Not wolves. Sure, there is the occasional rouge, but they account for a very tiny percent of actual livestock killed. I trust facts more than I trust hearsay. And here, the deer herd improved in health. Not all hunters and cars can remove the overpopulated deer, especially since hunters only target animals in their prime. A wolf will take a healthy deer if need be, but prefers the sick, lame, and elderly if available. The food chain needs apex predators to do their job.
I for one am glad they are back after the untold slaughter of former years. That wasn't population control, that was outright elimination. And many people believe still that wolves eat the faces of children on a regular basis and other nonsense. Nope, you and your livestock have more to fear from Fido than they do the Big Bad Wolf.
