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  • Three-state wolf death tally passes 500 for year

    Ralph Maughan

    Majority have been killed for livestock losses- Despite controversy over the wolf hunt, about 60% of those killed were because the wolves killed livestock, usually just one or two animals. The large majority of the livestock retribution killing was done by Wildlife Services, not by the owners of the livestock.  I would like to see…

  • Sheep Experiment Station produces its first environmental analysis (EA) in its history

    Ralph Maughan

    After many years in existence, Sheep Experiment State does NEPA analysis on their operations- According to their web site the Sheep Experiment Station’s mission is  “to develop integrated methods for increasing production efficiency of sheep and to simultaneously improve the sustainability of rangeland ecosystems.” OK, but maybe folks would like to know the details. For…

  • Ranching, recreation collide in the great outdoors

    Ken Cole

    The story of what happened when a sheep guard dog attacked a mountain bike rider in Colorado. A woman who was attacked by sheep guard dogs took her case to court and won. Ranching, recreation collide in the great outdoors By NICHOLAS RICCARDI – Los Angeles Times

  • In Loneliness, Immigrants Tend the Flock

    Brian Ertz

    Sheep Ranchers Claim Paying Minimum Wage to Workers Would Put them Out of Business. This is an important article : In Loneliness, Immigrants Tend the Flock – The New York Times * Also, check out Captive Labor. Environmental Costs Domestic sheep ranching on public land is subsidized in many ways – environmental costs associated with…

  • Idaho bighorn/domestic sheep consensus group meets, and sheep disease transmission not on the table.

    Ralph Maughan

    Earlier, we ran an exclusive story that the livestock industry and various officials were having a secret meeting at the request of Idaho’s governor to counter the federal courts because they were insisting that sheep operations keep their disease-ridden bands away from bighorn sheep in Hells Canyon (Idaho/Oregon border) and on the lower Salmon River…

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