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USDA FWS uses Predator control devices, or M-44s to slaughter our wildlife 

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They look harmless, almost like a sprinkler head, however it’s a bomb designed to kill, filled with poison — and wait for it…. your own federal government planted it. These poisons were banned in the 70s, but the regulations were rolled back just for the USDA to use in Predator Control. If the truth were actually known it was most likely …

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Oregons weak wolf policy  only has 7-8 breeding pairs

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Protect The Wolves® Still questions how it is possible for Oregons officials to call 8 breeding pairs recovered? SALEM (AP) — Oregon has documented a third year in which seven or more breeding pairs of wolves are roaming an eastern area of the state and making a strong recovery, officials said Tuesday. Wolves were hunted to extinction in Oregon in …

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Adaptive use of nonlethal strategies for minimizing wolf–sheep conflict in Idaho

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  Abstract Worldwide, native predators are killed to protect livestock, an action that can undermine wildlife conservation efforts and create conflicts among stakeholders. An ongoing example is occurring in the western United States, where wolves (Canis lupus) were eradicated by the 1930s but are again present in parts of their historic range. While livestock losses to wolves represent a small …

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Study shows effectiveness of nonlethal wolf deterrents

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A seven-year study of the Wood River Wolf Project shows nonlethal deterrents to have been more than three times as effective as lethal control in reducing depredation on sheep.     The study’s results were published in the February issue of the Journal of Mammalogy. The paper’s seven authors include people involved in the project, which seeks to protect up to …