Colorado Wolves Reintroduction

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Re: Colorado Wolves Reintroduction

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You missed the point.

Wolf depredation of livestock are
in addition to the natural loss of cattle.
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Re: Colorado Wolves Reintroduction

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Monte Meals wrote: Mon May 27, 2024 5:48 pm You missed the point.

Wolf depredation of livestock are
in addition to the natural loss of cattle.
This just in: wolves aren't natural.
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Re: Colorado Wolves Reintroduction

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Oh, so we are just being stupid now? OK

Save the Hippos:

https://aldf.org/article/animal-advocat ... -colombia/
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Re: Colorado Wolves Reintroduction

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Wentzl wrote: Mon May 27, 2024 8:55 pm Oh, so we are just being stupid now? OK

Save the Hippos:

https://aldf.org/article/animal-advocat ... -colombia/
Man this thread has it all, wolves and now hippos and even red herrings!
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Re: Colorado Wolves Reintroduction

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Wolves kill about 0.05 humans each year in the US; cows kill about 20.
Just some extra info to contemplate before you pick the side you are on.
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Re: Colorado Wolves Reintroduction

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Monte Meals wrote: Mon May 27, 2024 5:48 pm You missed the point.

Wolf depredation of livestock are
in addition to the natural loss of cattle.
And cows massed around a steel feeding trailer is natural.
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Re: Colorado Wolves Reintroduction

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this thread has really jumped the shark
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LURE wrote: Tue May 28, 2024 8:50 am this thread has really jumped the shark
At this point I think it's just serving as a pressure relief valve until the mountains thaw out.
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"Colorado Parks and Wildlife confirmed another gray wolf attack on livestock in Jackson County
on Saturday, according to the agency’s list of confirmed wolf depredations."

https://www.denverpost.com/2024/05/28/w ... on-county/
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Monte Meals sounds like a nice snack for a wolf.
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12ersRule wrote: Tue May 28, 2024 1:28 pm Monte Meals sounds like a nice snack for a wolf.
Did someone say wolf snacks....

https://mondaynightbrewing.com/beer/wolf-snacks/
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Re: Colorado Wolves Reintroduction

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Man these wolves are f***ing brilliant. I mean cow is delicious and they're eating lots of it! I'm honestly pretty jealous.