Through pleading "no contest" to the Class A and Class B misdemeanor charges of "trespassing on State Trust Lands [with the intent to do harm]" Franklin was able dodge the more serious felony charges. The court ordered him to pay…
They end up as the last cow in the herd, bringing up the rear when you are driving, or better yet following. They will fall back to assist another cow or calf if it is lagging. They are the cows…
Black vultures killed nine calves on Tretter’s Illinois farm in 2018. Eyes pecked out and backsides torn to a bloody pulp, the calves were devoured alive—a far cry from carrion or roadkill. “I can’t imagine what the calves go through,”…
If not consumed by livestock, crop residues and by-products could quickly become an environmental burden as the human population grows and consumes more and more processed food. Dave Juday CFACT Livestock key to global sustainability The United Nation’s Food and…
..to the north the nonprofit American Prairie Reserve has begun work on eventually creating a more than 3 million-acre wildlife conservation area that caters to educational and recreational tourism. Brett French Billings Gazette LEWISTOWN — Even here, in the heart of…
In rural Grand County, it’s not just llama ranchers opposing the wolf reintroduction, cattle ranchers also believe the apex predators are a danger to people, livestock, pets and other wildlife. Matt Kroschel 4 CBS Denver Ranchers form coalition to keep…
Ranchers have responded with banners reading “Save the Cowboy: Stop American Prairie Reserve.” They see a competitor buying up old ranches, pushing off cattle and promoting a new industry that has no connection to their established way of life. Missoulian…
The notice is fallout from a lawsuit by environmental groups challenging an order last year to kill wolves. A Thurston County Superior Court judge dismissed the lawsuit, but said the department should give time for courts to review future lethal-removal…
Non-lethal deterrents have been used by Flickinger to scare bears. However, last year he was forced to shoot a bear. Alaskan law does permit bears to be killed if it is the last resort for “defense of your life or…
Wildlife officials in Washington have approved a kill order for wolves that have been preying on livestock. This is the second time this has happened in less than a month. Wyatt Bechtel Drovers Kill Order Approved for 2nd Washington Wolf…