Why Killing Wolves Doesn’t Work
<p>Wolf packs are families — and so when a pack member is killed, the family group is disrupted. To elaborate, if the killed wolf is an older pack member, the pups lose their best teacher, who would teach them to hunt ungulates — such as elk, bison, deer, moose, etc. — instead of livestock. The result of losing an older and wiser pack member is that the pups turn to livestock as a food source rather then what they are naturally supposed to eat.</p>
<p>Another reason killing wolves will not save livestock is because of the very low probability of a wolf being the main culprit for livestock predation. Only 0.2% of livestock is lost to wolves — meaning killing a wolf won’t make a difference as issues such as illness, weather, respiratory issues, and digestive problems are all far more likely to kill livestock than a wolf. Killing wolves does nothing to improve livestock outcomes for ranchers.</p>
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