AR-News: (US WI) Mapping Helps Prevent Livestock Attacks from Wildlife

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http://www.wisconsinagconnection.com/story-state.cfm?Id=264&yr=2004


Wisconsin Ag Connection - 03/01/2004 

Scientists from a New York-based wildlife group and researchers from 
Wisconsin say they have developed a high-tech way to predict where wolves might prey 
on livestock, perhaps allowing farmers to prevent the attacks. Timber wolves 
killed 20 cattle and 24 sheep on more than a dozen farms across northern 
Wisconsin last year. 
The Wildlife Conservation Society said using geographic information system 
(GIS) mapping, it developed maps of Wisconsin and Minnesota suggesting problem 
spots for wolves. 
Adrian Treves, a scientist for the group, said he was optimistic the maps can 
be used to reduce conflict between wolves and people, so that wolves won't be 
needlessly killed to solve the problem. 
But John Erb, a wolf biologist for the state Department of Natural Resources 
in Minnesota, was more cautious about the practical value of the mapping. 






 
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