Sticking point is probably domestic sheep-
If there are domestic sheep, they probably shouldn’t risk it.
Montana FWP considers new bighorn herd in Bitterroot. By Perry Backus. Ravalli Republic
If there are domestic sheep, they probably shouldn’t risk it.
Montana FWP considers new bighorn herd in Bitterroot. By Perry Backus. Ravalli Republic
Eyes in the sky: FWP aerial survey counts Bitterroot deer on the ground. By Perry Backus. Ravalli Republic.
The figures look good.
This seems to be the current argument of Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks. They used to have other explanations. More properly this new logic would be one hypothesis (one of a number of possible explanations*). They want the federal government to give authority to kill 12 wolves. If granted, would this be a good test of the hypothesis?
Story on the issue: Bitterroot: Where have all the elk gone? by Alex Sakariassen. Missoula Independent
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*Of course, there are the ideologically driven. They don’t need a test. Wolves did it. They always do.
Predator puzzle. Study raises questions over what’s killing Bitterroot elk. By Alex Sakariassen. Missoula Independent.
People tend to approach these questions with their minds made up. What I see when I visit compared to 20 years ago is the effects of vast forest fires.