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 …
Study shows effectiveness of nonlethal wolf deterrents
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 …
Wolf KILLED by M-44 device in Oregon by the US Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services.
2017 March 2, 2017 Wolf dies in unintentional take in northeast Oregon Dept of Fish & Wildlife SALEM, Ore.—Wolf OR48, a Shamrock Pack adult male, died on Feb. 26 on private land in northeast Oregon after an unintentional take by the US Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services. The wolf died after encountering an M-44 device, a spring-activated device containing cyanide …
Oregon ‘problem wolves’ proposal draws howls
Same as Donny Martorello, calling the Profanity Peak Pack problem wolves… and they dont want problem wolves. State officials call it a wildlife management tool, but critics say it’s wolf hunting by a different name. SALEM — Oregon wildlife officials have long maintained that no hunting season is planned for the state’s wolf population, even as the number of wolves …