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So Called statisticians makes statement ” the year after the wolves were killed, livestock attacks went down”
We are Curious…. after wiping out wolves last year, depredations in WA rose this year…. What is it that these particular statisticians are smoking? We are Just saying….
We are sick and tired of the crooked officials in Washington allowing Public Trust Violations that are happening at the hands of Public employees like Martorello and Unsworth, then their lil “Special Interest” infected Wolf Advisory Group.
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Article from Spokesman Review…. clearly didnt think it prudent to look up PLOS ONE Requirements See article snippett Below:
ENDANGERED SPECIES — A Washington State University professor erred in controversial research released in 2014 suggesting that killing wolves that attack cattle is counterproductive because it stimulates more attacks, according to a statistical analysis released today.
Working with a Ph.D. statistician, the Washington Policy Center analyzed the data provided by Dr. Robert Wielgus and found several problems with conclusions that are widely used by critics of Washington’s wolf management, especially in cases where wolves are killed.
“Rather than support his hypothesis, his own data point in the opposite direction, supporting the state’s policy of removing wolves when there is a conflict and undermining Wielgus’ own hypothesis,” says Todd Myers of Seattle-based WPC, a conservative think tank that promotes public policy based on free-market solutions.
Since 2011, Washington has periodically resorted lethally remove wolves — from one or two to an entire pack in one case — when to stop continued attacks on livestock.