Commentary by Crystal Emsoff I attended a community meeting on wolves last night presented by California Department of Fish and Wildlife. It was the most frustrating, discouraging meeting I think I have ever attended. I went into the meeting feeling optimistic and hopeful (that’s my default) but I left with […]
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UCDAVIS: Novel Study Calculates the Cost to Cattle Ranchers of an Expanding Wolf Population
One Wolf Can Cause Up To $162,000 in Losses Due To Reduced Growth and Pregnancies by Emily C. Dooley April 21, 2025 Motion-activated field cameras, GPS collars, wolf scat analysis and cattle tail hair samples are helping University of California, Davis, researchers shed new light on how an expanding and protected gray […]
Endangered Gray Wolf OR158 Removed After Failed Deterrence; DNA Reveals New Insights on California Wolf Packs
Federal wildlife officials have lethally removed an endangered gray wolf, identified as OR158, following multiple unsuccessful attempts at non-lethal deterrence and growing concerns about public safety. The action was taken as a last resort after extensive efforts to prevent conflicts between the wolf and livestock. The removal was conducted under […]
New Study Shows Promise in Using Drones to Prevent Wolf Predation on Livestock – Implications for California
A groundbreaking study published in Global Ecology and Conservation this month demonstrates that drones could be an effective non-lethal tool for preventing wolf predation on livestock. The 2022 study, conducted in Southwest Oregon through a partnership between the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, and […]
6th Generation Cattle Ranch Under Attack by Wolves
Little Shasta and Butte Valley had wolf attacks in January of 2023Wolf Depredation in Siskiyou County“dep-re-da-tion“– an act of attacking or plundering By Jay Martin Little did we know that the roaming of OR-7 down from Oregon would 12 years later become the stuff of ruin for livestock, ranchers, and […]