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rontrussler58 t1_irwss8c wrote

Reply to comment by lurker-1969 in Endangered gray wolves are being poisoned in Washington state, officials say by zsreport

Why not barn your herd at night? Is it because these cattle are grazing on thousands of acres of public USFS property?

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St_Kevin_ t1_iry6iu2 wrote

Yes, much of the BLM and USFS land is leased to private ranchers for grazing. It’s normal for the herds to be many miles away from the ranchers land. It can take days just to gather the whole herd, there’s no way to herd them all each night and put them inside a structure.

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rontrussler58 t1_irzfj5b wrote

Are the poisonings of the wolves on private lands? If on public then all that needs to be done is revoke these leases (and somehow enforce it without bloodshed). Seems a very risky maneuver to undermine other users of public lands (i.e. conservationists trying to restore the environment in the west to its former glory).

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