Streams of Thought: Fewer deer plus more wolves equaling more livestock depredation in Minnesota
Fewer deer plus more wolves equals … If you guessed a greater volume of livestock depredation, you get a star. John Hart, district supervisor and wildlife biologist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services, based in Grand Rapids, Minn., said earlier this week that the number of calls received regarding gray wolves killing livestock (mostly cattle) has been the highest since 2020. There have been, to date, 196 such reports. There were 139 a year ago.
