Wolf hunting in western US does little to prevent livestock losses, study finds
Analysis of legal hunting in Montana and Idaho shows that eliminating one wolf protected just 7% of a single cowLegalized wolf hunting in the western US has had only a minimal impact on preventing livestock loss, a new study led by the University of Michigan suggests.The research, published in...
<p>Analysis of legal hunting in Montana and Idaho shows that eliminating one wolf protected just 7% of a single cow</p><p>Legalized wolf hunting in the western US has had only a minimal impact on preventing livestock loss, a new study led by the University of Michigan suggests.</p><p>The research, published in <a href="https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adu8945">Science Advances</a>, compared data from Montana and Idaho, two states where public wolf hunts have been permitted, with Oregon and Washington, where hunting remains illegal.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/aug/22/wolf-hunting-livestock-western-us">Continue reading...</a>
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