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Sierra County sheriff urges state action after repeated wolf depredations on livestock
Summary
Sheriff Mike Fisher told the Board of Supervisors that repeated wolf attacks have caused direct livestock losses and stress for producers, and he said sheriffs across Northern California are seeking a meeting with state leaders to change how lethal removals are handled for specific wolves.
Sheriff Mike Fisher told the Sierra County Board of Supervisors on Wednesday that eastern Sierra County ranchers have suffered repeated wolf depredations for weeks and that the pattern of attacks is producing both direct and indirect losses.
Fisher described 16 consecutive days of depredations in one part of the county and said wolves have killed adult cattle, calves and newborns. "These wolves are not discriminating. They're taking down 1,400 pound cows. They're taking 700 pound calves down, and they're taking newborn calves," he said,…
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