Cattle Battle: How wolves and livestock collide – and how one Idaho project offers solutions

Ranchers Jay and Chyenne Smith raise Black Angus cattle near the tiny town of Carmen, Idaho. The ranch is located just over the ridge from one of the original sites of wolf reintroduction, and the Smiths say wolves have killed more than 200 of their cattle in the past 20 years. (Photo courtesy of Jay and Chyenne Smith)

Ranchers Jay and Chyenne Smith raise Black Angus cattle near the tiny town of Carmen, Idaho. The ranch is located just over the ridge from one of the original sites of wolf reintroduction, and the Smiths say wolves have killed more than 200 of their cattle in the past 20 years. (Photo courtesy of Jay and Chyenne Smith)CARMEN (Idaho Capital Sun) — Idaho rancher Jay Smith has a wolf problem. Over the last 20 years, Smith said wolves have killed more than 200 of his cattle and caused major financial harm to his family’s business. “At today’s value at nearly $2,000 a head, times that by 200 and see if we could … Continue reading Cattle Battle: How wolves and livestock collide – and how one Idaho project offers solutions

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