Ranchers demand more money for grizzly-killed stock, again
The Game and Fish commission rejects appeals by two stockmen who sought $388,696 more than what agency managers said laws and regulations allow.
Mountain lions
Grizzly CSI: Cutting to facts in a predator-livestock whodunit
Up near the Continental Divide, cowboys call Zach Turnbull when they find dead stock. It’s his job, through all the guts and gore, to determine if an animal was killed by wildlife and is thus eligible for damage compensation from the state.
Yellowstone cougars quietly thriving
Studies of Yellowstone National Park’s mountain lion population suggest the animals continue to thrive despite increased competition from wolves and bears.
