Losing 90 head of calves to a minimum population of 50 wolves is nearly two calves for every wolf counted in the state. That kind of hunger for livestock isn’t going to change until management protocols help teach the wolf population there are other options for a meal.
While wolves decide beef is what’s for dinner, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife is slow to address the urgent need for ranch rescue plans.
A New Year’s Day wolf attack at a ranch in Lassen County highlights that, perhaps, the state is moving too slowly in its approach to wolf management.
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Wolf plan needs to develop more quickly
Pam Lewison
Losing 90 head of calves to a minimum population of 50 wolves is nearly two calves for every wolf counted in the state. That kind of hunger for livestock isn’t going to change until management protocols help teach the wolf population there are other options for a meal.
While wolves decide beef is what’s for dinner, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife is slow to address the urgent need for ranch rescue plans.
A New Year’s Day wolf attack at a ranch in Lassen County highlights that, perhaps, the state is moving too slowly in its approach to wolf management.
Read the op-ed in Chico Enterprise-Record.
Nothing contained in this blog is to be construed as necessarily reflecting the views of the Pacific Research Institute or as an attempt to thwart or aid the passage of any legislation.