Where wolves have been extirpated, some species of ungulates have grown to unsustainable levels, decimating flora and also contributing to rapid spread of disease, like CWD and TB, which can and do infect domesticated livestock. Such diseases kill many orders of magnitude more domesticated herds than do carnivorous predators.
The North American Model of Conservation has as its cornerstone responsible hunting. It’s proven to have saved bison, raptors, ungulates, and many other species that are both critical for ecological balance and that hunters and wildlife viewers enjoy.
I think you’d find that most wildlife managers agree that domesticated herds need protection, but that exterminating entire species isn’t the smart way to do that.
In my area most ungulates are regulated by hunting to keep sustainable levels. No issues with related disease in livestock in my area. We also have plenty of coyotes to offset any lack of wolves. I agree about responsible hunting being key to conservation- and would like to add that responsible ranching is also key to wildlife management in that ranchers supply most of the water in the arid west (all of it where I live other than a few puddles in rainy season) Some people do not understand relationships between hunting, ranching, and management of wildlife but the relationship is critical.
In most if not all areas don’t coyote populations grow to fill the void when wolves are gone? In your opinion is there a real difference in wolves and coyotes as far as their place in the ecosystem?