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Hunting wolves reduces livestock deaths measurably, but minimally, according to new study

Wolf hunting has prevented livestock loss in a measurable way, but it is by no means a silver bullet, according to an international research team led by the University of Michigan. Subscribe to our ...
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Yellowstone superintendent seeks hunting relief for wolves after another deadly winter

Wolves tread through the snow in Yellowstone National Park's Hayden Valley in January 2022. (Ashton Hooker/National Park Service) The 2023-’24 winter proved the third deadliest for Yellowstone wolves ...
NPR

New study raises questions about effectiveness of wolf hunting as a tool to help ranchers

When Montana and Idaho held their first regulated wolf hunts in 2009, one of their stated goals was to reduce pressure on ranchers. Rebounding wolf populations were killing livestock. Fewer wolves, ...
Bozeman Daily Chronicle

Unlimited wolf hunting bill dies quietly on final Legislative vote

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. After a relatively subdued floor debate — at least as far as wolf-related bills go — the Montana ...
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Hunting wolves reduces livestock deaths measurably, but minimally, according to new study

These maps show snapshots of wolves hunted per county over time during the study period. Wolf hunting has prevented livestock loss in a measurable way, but it is by no means a silver bullet, according ...