More than 85 percent of all wolf kills that have occurred in Oregon have taken place on private property.. Wolves have killed cows, horses, guard dogs, sheep and llamas as well as calves.
It's their own fault. These people clearly need to put up signs and electric fences to keep the wolves out, because that will work. /s :)
That is ridiculous-a well-balanced ecosystem should have enough prey for the predator animals to pretty much leave livestock alone-if not, then there are too many predators and some need to be harvested-so have a season for that-but since it is Oregon, I’m sure PETA, etc will scream about that-if the rural/wilderness areas are managed like the major cities in Oregon are, it is probably a dangerous mess...
I don’t know anything about how Oregon manages wildlife-or if they do at all-but the contractor i work for is from Oregon-raised on a small ranch-after the military brought him to Texas, he stayed here-only goes to visit family in Oregon once a year-he says if the wolves and other wildlife in Oregon are managed like the forests are, then it is going to be a dismal failure-they won’t let people cut down dead and diseased trees or clear dead brush in forests-supposedly because of endangered owls, beetles, etc-so wildfires destroy 1000’s of acres of forest every year, right along with the animals, human’s homes, etc...
People out here lose pets-mostly small and medium dogs-to coyotes and mountain lions, but livestock is not really bothered if in a secure fence area-pets that are not indoors at night are predator fast food-the fine for a dog running loose is up to $1000’s-most livestock kills here are done by loose dogs, not wild predators-so your dog has to be kept on your own property-behind a secure fence and maybe indoors at night if you love your pet and don’t want it carried off and eaten...