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Illegal open carcass dumps may increase wolf predation

Post by Koa » Mon Jan 01, 2018 4:23 pm

When farmers don’t bury dead cows, it affects where and what wolves eat
By Stateside Staff, Dec. 20, 2017
MICHIGANRADIO.ORG

[L]awmakers from Michigan, as well as Minnesota and Wisconsin, have tried to tack on riders to various bills in Congress that would "de-list" the wolves. These moves are backed by farmers who say wolves are preying on their livestock.

But now, a new study indicates those farmers may be contributing to that predation problem. How? By not burying their dead cows.
Read the full article: http://michiganradio.org/post/when-farm ... wolves-eat

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