In my past, as a sheep farmer, I corresponded at some length with a sheep
farmer up North, who had to deal with re-introduced wolves. She called them
the government's wolves. The government brought them in and then failed to
compensate farmers for their inevitable losses. To contend that wolf
re-introduction costs little is to ignore the farmer. In order to continue
farming, the sheep farmer had to get a large pack of sheep guardian dogs.
One or two could not keep the wolves at bay. I believe she told me they had
to have 7 or 8 of the large dogs. These dogs are not cheap to acquire,
and they are not free to maintain. This is a cost, an added burden, borne by
a farmer who is not of unlimited wealth and resources.
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