protect the wolves, oppose welfare ranching, ban grazing allotments

Tensions rise because Rancher refused California Fish and Games offer of Assistance! 

In Ban Grazing Allotments, Oppose Welfare Ranching, Protect The Wolves by TwowolvesLeave a Comment

Tensions rise on the range after wolf kills cow in California for the first time in a century because the Rancher Wally Roney refused any assistance from California Fish and Game. What sort of a Business person would refuse state offered assistance? Livestock owners need to use “common-sense” precautions if they know wolves are in the area! These include making sure the livestock stay together for protection. We now know that Livestock can be taught proper action when predators are close. In addition, ranchers must quickly dispose of the carcasses of livestock that die from other causes; otherwise those carcasses can act as lures for wolves as this one also in Lassen County!

“With this producer, we made it clear that the wolves were frequenting the site where his cows were,” Traverso said in an email. “We offered the producer non-lethal assistance/tools. The producer declined. One of our employees even volunteered to camp out there to do what he could to dissuade the wolves from using the meadow. Though the producer initially declined that offer, he eventually agreed to it, and our employee started making plans to camp. However, the wolves left the site that day and did not return for nine days, effectively making camping unnecessary.”

protect the wolves, oppose welfare ranching, ban grazing allotments

Dead Cow left to Rot by 1 Lassen County Rancher on Ravendale Termo Road

A wolf has killed a California rancher’s cow for the first time in more than 100 years, raising tensions in the newly reclaimed wolf country in California’s rugged northeastern corner.

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife confirmed that a member of the so-called Lassen Pack killed a heifer Oct. 13 on private property in western Lassen County. Data from a GPS collar worn by the pack’s breeding female showed it had been on-site for at least six hours the night the 600-pound yearling was killed. Wildlife officials said wolves were seen at the carcass the following morning.

When state wildlife officers were investigating the kill, the wolf hung close, on a forested slope a few hundred yards away.

Source: Ranchers announce wolf kill in California’s Lassen County | The Sacramento Bee

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.