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Minnesota Study – Wolf Predation on Cattle

                     
Minnesota Sheriff Steve Porter will talk with us about the recent study in Minnesota on wolf predation on cattle.
From MPRNews.org, Dan Gunderson:   “When cattle are killed or go missing from the ranches here in the northwest corner of Minnesota, it’s usually state or federal officials who investigate reports that a wolf was responsible.   Those investigations can mean the difference between a rancher getting paid for a dead animal, or simply writing off the loss.   State and federal investigators verify a wolf killed a domestic animal about 50 percent of the time. But, at least in Kittson County, local authorities find a much higher rate of kills. Sheriff Steve Porter is stepping into the long-running conflict over wolf management in Minnesota.
Ranchers in Kittson County are frustrated and angry, he said, and they need someone to stand up for them.    “They don’t want to be the voice for the problem, but they’re upset about the problem. So when I talk to these guys, boy, they’re bending my ear telling me this is a problem,” Porter said. “And if I can use my voice to influence and get this changed back, I would like to do that.”
Porter, who took office last year, believes he and his four deputies can investigate better than the state Department of Natural resources or the federal U.S. Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services, so he’s taking advantage of a Minnesota law that allows the sheriff to investigate alleged wolf kills of livestock. ”

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