Wolf Attack

Wolf Attack

David Sparks Ph.D.
David Sparks Ph.D.
"On Wednesday they called me and told me there was about a 10 inch round chunk out of the back of a cow." Those are the words coming from rancher Mark Lane after learning that wolves had attacked his herd. In this case, it isn't just the loss but the many dilemmas that Mark faces as a result of the fact that the cow was not killed. "For one thing, if she makes it, what kind of cow is she going to be? Being that young and all. Will she breed back and then if she won't breed back, if I go and sell her at an auction, she will have all those scars after she healed up and gets healthy. They are not going to pay me what she is worth. You are stuck in a hard spot. You can't keep her because she cannot read and you go to sell her and you're not can it get much for her. But you cannot afford to keep her around. So I guess you just take your lumps and sell her. Can Mark do anything with the state or the feds? I don't know that I will get anything if she is still alive. I know that if she does die or I have to put her down, they will want to come down and skin her to see how bad all the bite wounds were and get more information. Hopefully I don't have to put her down because I don't like doing that. About three days before the wolf attack on my cow, I believe there were seven sheep that were killed within 2 miles of where the cow was attacked. They are getting to be a pretty big problem in that area. It is the Umatilla pack.
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