Ranchers want right to capture or kill wolves
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Cattleman's Association is working to persuade lawmakers to change the current Wolf Management Plan and allow them to kill or capture wolves that harass or attack their sheep.
Curt Jacobs, a cattleman who operates a ranch outside Baker City, told a legislative committee Thursday morning about how wolves killed 24 of his lambs and injured three others.
The Association brought pictures of the attacks to further their point. One showed a lamb split in two.
Under current law ranchers can only haze wolves, a change in the plan would give them more "tools" to work with, an association lobbyist said.
(Copyright 2009 The Associated Press.)
