Where Wolves and Cattle Collide
FarmProgress – by Olivia Sip
Wolf population protection and livestock production create a tricky balance.
A top priority for the Minnesota State Cattlemen’s Association is advocating for the delisting of the gray wolf.
Kaitlyn Root, executive director of the MSCA, says, “There are over 2,900 wolves in the state of Minnesota, and we have producers that struggle losing calves to wolves, which is a really big deal.”MN has the largest Gray Wolf population the 48 contiguous states, and that is a problem for cattle producers in the wolf habitat areas –