Inflation continues to challenge ranchers as they try to make ends meet, and predators continue to add to their input costs as they stress and kill cattle; ranchers in Oregon are the prime example as wolves and legislation work against them. Oregon is split where three-quarters of the state is listed under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) as of February 10, and the other quarter, the northeastern corner, is part of the Northern Rocky Mountain Distinct Population Segment (DPS), where wolves are not listed under ESA. Although they are not listed as an endangered species, that specific area is still...

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