[snoringbear]

Agree. If they kill some cattle then comp the rancher. I’ve been a hunter all my life but these endangered animals, predators or not, should be protected.

[RetiredTexasVet]

If they kill the rancher, friends or family, how much should the families be “comp’ed”? Maybe Yellowstone should invest in fences.

[girlangler]

Unfortunately ranchers are rarely compensated for losses. I know fourth generation ranchers who are about to go under because of wolves. And it is a myth that wolves kill only for food. They kill for sport, and only tear the hind end off a calf while it is still alive, leaving it to die a slow agonizing death.

When cattle graze on thousands of acres ranchers often can’t find a carcass until it is too far gone to be confirmed a wolf kill. So no compensation. In the case of the Mexican Gray Wolf Recovery program it is so mismanaged they are now releasing known cattle predating wolves (two that had to be removed from one ranch for killing abut 10 cows) on Ted Turner’s Ladder Ranch in N.M, where they offer tours for big money to “hear wolves howl.” Unfortunately the struggling ranchers surrounding his property will be run out of business, as they will endure major losses. But hey, we will all love it when we have to import all our beef from substandard third world countries and a hamburger will cost $20.

[crz]

“I’ve been a hunter all my life”

As have I, and dead wolves are really good wolves.

Have you a problem when ranchers turn donkeys out with their cattle and the donkeys kill the wolves?

[af_vet_1981]

They are no longer endangered.

Gray wolves are no longer an endangered species in the continental United States, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today, likely setting off a flurry of lawsuits by wolf advocates who believe the decision is premature.

When the agency began the process to remove the species from the Endangered Species List in March 2019, they said that the gray wolf population—which stands at around 6,000 animals in the lower 48—is “stable and healthy throughout its current range.”

“After more than 45 years as a listed species, the gray wolf has exceeded all conservation goals for recovery," David Bernhardt, secretary of the Department of the Interior, said in a Thursday news release. "Today’s announcement simply reflects the determination that this species is neither a threatened nor endangered species based on the specific factors Congress has laid out in the law."

[Triple]

First - it is not a Yellowstone wolf, if it isn’t in Yellowstone.

Second - wolves are not an endangered species.

With those minor mistakes corrected, please continue.