fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 month agoWolf Rebootmander.xyzimagemessage-square36linkfedilinkarrow-up1608arrow-down111file-text
arrow-up1597arrow-down1imageWolf Rebootmander.xyzfossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square36linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareperishthethought@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15arrow-down1·1 month agoWe’re reintroducing wolves in my state now and its been problematic so far. https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/05/gray-wolves-depredation-payments-colorado-wildlife-commission/ Nb: I don’t have a side in this. Just sharing recent news.
minus-squareNewOldGuard [he/him, they/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·1 month agoThe environment is more important than rancher’s bottom lines
minus-squarefossilesque@mander.xyzOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·1 month agohttps://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ecm.1598 more on this topic, it is open access
minus-squareperishthethought@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month agoI wonder if anyone knows whether ranchers in WY / MT lost income & were compensated by the state as well?
minus-squareotterpop@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 month agoYes, they were. The Wyoming Game and Fish Commission regularly compensates losses due to predation that have been verified.
minus-squareDasus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 month agoReintroducing wolves won’t work everywhere. Hunting can be an effective population control as well, but seeing how large and sparsely populated Yellowstone is, it’s probably why it didn’t work there.
minus-squaresnooggums@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 month agoI guess the government pays for all other lost income due to natural events?
We’re reintroducing wolves in my state now and its been problematic so far.
https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/05/gray-wolves-depredation-payments-colorado-wildlife-commission/
Nb: I don’t have a side in this. Just sharing recent news.
The environment is more important than rancher’s bottom lines
1000%
https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ecm.1598 more on this topic, it is open access
I wonder if anyone knows whether ranchers in WY / MT lost income & were compensated by the state as well?
Yes, they were. The Wyoming Game and Fish Commission regularly compensates losses due to predation that have been verified.
Reintroducing wolves won’t work everywhere.
Hunting can be an effective population control as well, but seeing how large and sparsely populated Yellowstone is, it’s probably why it didn’t work there.
I guess the government pays for all other lost income due to natural events?