Farmers and ranchers tend not to like large carnivorous animals like wolves, bears and lions. With thousands of years of selective breeding to turn them into slow, docile creatures, domestic livestock are often easy pickings for wild carnivores. Economic loss turn leads to human resentment which leads to retaliation and extermination of the predators, […]
Living Among Wolves: Protecting Wildlife Predators
“Predators are a natural part of our environment and they perform an important ecological role,” says Professor Adrian Treves. On today’s episode, Patty talks with Professor Treves, founder of the Carnivore Coexistence Lab, about a number of issues surrounding wildlife predators. They discuss predator population management and the high rates of poaching in the United […]
