Predator and prey animals have a natural balance in nature, but that balance can be upset when predators are reintroduced and excessively protected in areas where they do not have suitable habitat.
Right now in Eastern Washington, a the Huckleberry wolf pack has continued to depredate on a herd of domestic sheep despite many non-lethal methods being used as deterrents.
Over 22 sheep (mother ewes and their lambs) have been killed despite a strong human presence, the 24-hour watch of four Marema/Akbash/Pyrenees guard dogs, moving the sheep away from the wolves and other means. The lambs are being killed and their internal organs eaten, the mother ewes can't do anything to prevent the killing and are being taken down while going to get water and the guard dogs have sustained bites and attacks trying to protect their herds. This situation is out of balance. Support removing the chronically depredating wolves so the herd and the rancher can stop suffering.
I support removing the Huckeberry wolf pack due to their chronic and unceasing depredation of the sheep herd near Hunters, WA. I recognize that the non-lethal methods that have been consistently tried are not working and there is no reversal of this terrible trend of wolves killing domestic livestock. The losses to the rancher and the surrounding community are unacceptable. The wolves must be removed for the situation to improve.
