By Jess Harris, Siskiyou County Rancher
WARNING GRAPHIC PHOTOs
I know a lot of folks have recently seen the video of the wolves chasing the cattle in Grass Lake near Highway 97. I believe it’s important to evaluate the full picture of what is happening. I have included a couple of maps showing distances from the Highway 97 and the nearby Grass Lake Rest Area where adults, children, and pets are present frequently. The rest area is approximately 1 mile away, but as you can see in the Google Street image, is within direct sight of the wolves attacking cattle. Highway 97 is less than 250 yards from the same location.
I apologize for the graphic photos, but it’s important to note that the cow shown was killed earlier in the week (barely eaten on) and the calf, that is not eaten at all was killed the night before, yet these wolves pursued cattle within close proximity of humans and infrastructure. This is not normal behavior for wild animals. CA Department of Fish and Wildlife refuse to manage the wildlife and these are some of the results. These wolves are a risk to public safety and something needs to be done before someone is injured or killed!
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2 Comments
While I sympathize with ranchers loosing cattle to wolves, there is some gross misinformation and sensationalism in this article. Harris implies that the wolves are killing cattle out of viciousness and bloodlust, and are not eating them. Wolves will kill more than they can eat at once, but return to the kills over days or weeks and even cache the kills for eating months later when food is scarce. Harris also states that wolves are a danger to public safety and implies that it is only a matter of time before they attack children at the rest area, the big bad wolf of fairytales. Harris, as a county supervisor, should not be stirring up public hysteria.
In North America, fatal wolf attacks on humans are “exceedingly rare,” although non-fatal incidents and attacks in specific regions like Canada and Alaska have been documented.
Still, people like Supervisor Harris will stop at nothing to raise the level of hysteria here in Siskiyou.