The federal agency has been researching nonlethal means to protect livestock for decades. So why is it still killing so many carnivores?
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January 25, 2016
Why Wildlife Services continues to kill predators, despite decades of research on nonlethal methods. Plus, how the public could pay for coal cleanup and a look at Malheur's quieter moments.
Feature
Editor's Note
Current
Can re-engineering the family ranch help it survive climate change?
Meanwhile, Montana released a plan to let bison roam year-round outside the park.
The public could foot the bill for billions in cleanup costs.
HCN.org news in brief.
Johnny Horizon and Seymour Antelope show the agency's changing focus.
Essays
A writer ponders a remnant of past disaster.
Multimedia
In eastern Oregon, the latest iteration of the Sagebrush Rebellion.
Book Reviews
Review of Jonathan Bailey's "Rock art: A Vision of a Vanishing Cultural Landscape."
A review of Megan Kimble's "Unprocessed: My City-Dwelling Year of Reclaiming Real Food."
Writers on the Range
Heard Around the West
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
Dear Friends
Letters
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