Mounting cattle deaths and pressure from ranchers forced California officials to make tough choices about wolf management.
. In fact, after 23 years of working with wolves across the United States, this is the first time Laudon can recall a single pack being linked to so many attacks.
Most of the calves targeted by the Whaleback Pack have been residents of Table Rock Ranch, a large cattle operation set squarely within wolf country. The ranch has been using many kinds of deterrents, including a watchman hired to drive around the range at night. But without knowing when wolves were nearby, it was a little like shooting in the dark.
Over the past couple of years, the Whaleback Pack has expanded from the founding pair. Seven pups were born in 2021 and eight in 2022, but it's hard to tell how many there are at the moment, as wolves range over broad areas and often separate from one another for long periods of time. When they last counted in late 2022, state scientists were only able to confirm the presence of six of the pack’s wolves.
. That led wolf advocates to suspect the pack fell victim to the “3 S” method of herd protection — “shoot, shovel and shut up.”
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