Coexistence isn't real.
This poor mama cow was set upon by wolves last night. She was either in labor or close to calving, whether she will survive or not, depends on how badly she was injured when they exhausted her until she went down then pulled the calf from her.
Historic Slash Ranch New Mexico, first known wolf attack of the year. This is an example of non-lethal, coexistence management. It is a take of private property, and the cattle suffer immense cruelty, pain and terror. This has to be stopped.
Partial history of ranchers in Az and NM dealing with stock killing wolves. It seemed to be so many then, but now we know, it is a lot worse with more wolves and lots less management. PDF
Tammy Smith:
WOLVES KILL 7 COWS ON 1 RANCH IN SE AZ!
On 2-5-25 seven (7) cows were found dead in the Tex Canyon/Bruno area after 2 wolves were recently released. The attached videos document evidence of 5 kills all within 150 yards of each other. The other 2 dead cows were found near a dirt tank and half way up the canyon where the large kill site was found by Steven Smith,Hagen and GradyClemson. The kills were obviously staggered by evidence of the carcasses. Official tracking of the Collared Mexican Wolf places the wolves in this area. Today the entire area is covered in wolf tracks. Wolf investigators were sent in to examine the grave yard of cows. 1 cow will be “recommended as a positive wolf kill” but the other 6 head apparently didn’t display enough evidence to identify the same. Final determination will be made by a review board in the days to come. FYI: We know of other cases where wolves have stressed a mature cow, got her down and left her there to die without killing her. Most of the time they don’t even bother to eat her. We believe that this might have been the case of a couple of these cows judging by the way they were laying etc. Stay vigilant out there and remember that documentation and prayer are your best weapons to fight against this evil agenda to destroy the rancher, his family, and his livelihood! Stand respectfully bold and strong…be counted…and persevere!
“President Trump…You can stop this weaponization against agriculture with the stroke of your pen! Say no to the releasing of wolves in the USA…Round them up…and send them back to their country of origin! Sound familiar? Let’s talk!” Tammy Sue Smith representing 8 generations of cattle ranching in SE AZ
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The kills that occurred in 2024 were from unknown uncollared animals. Costing the family half their income. This year the kills are being documents and the wolves are collared. No relief however from this monstrous activity.
Editors note: This particular ranch is over saturated with wolves, and the new management scheme of letting them subsist off our livestock with zero management lets them get by and not migrate with the elk. Instead they kill everything else plus all the elk babies. There are too many in this area, the plan was to have a self sustaining wolf population in Az and NM and northern Mexico, instead allowing them to subsist off cattle and horses, and small family ranchers, they have artificially created a predator sink in certain spots. This is one of those spots. Then when the rancher has enough and kills one he is targeted and his grazing rights revoked. They are creating this deliberately. Its not about self sustaining wolf packs in the SW. in a natural setting.
24 hours after Taylor learned her horse was dead! Taylor is standing here with tears rolling down her face as she looks through the bag that contains Pickles tail hair, horseshoes, and the horseshoe nails! That’s all this little girl can do is cry!
We are prisoners to these damm wolves. My kids are worried to hear what the wolves will kill next. We have 7 wolves literally 400 yds from our house at the ranch. This horse was killed 400 yds from our doorstep!!! How in the hell is this right???
This mamas heart is breaking right now! All the tears that have been shed, and the threat these wolves do is TOTALLY WRONG!!!
Last I knew we live in AMERICA!!!
CONFIRMED WOLF DEPREDATION
Here’s some pictures of Taylor’s mare “PICKLES”. This little mare was only 6 years old. She died a horrible death. Her entire throat was hemorrhaged from multiple wolf bites. Her entire back legs were covered with bite marks. She was spree killed not eaten.
No animal should have to endure this. No parent should have to watch their kid start screaming as I choked up out of my mouth that her horse is dead and wolves killed it.
I am pissed off that liberal people can put natural born apex predators on our landscape right next to our homes and schools😡
We had just seen this mare 12 hours earlier in the evening and she was just fine. To watch your daughter scream and cry after hearing that her horse died was one of the toughest things as a mother I have had to endure. To anyone who thinks that we need wolves in and around our residences, and in our towns you are pathetic. For USFW to allow these wolves to free run not even a mile from our public schools??? This is wrong!!! Wolves aren’t the pretty little furry cartoons you think they are! They don’t belong in town and around our horses and livestock!!!
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Hmm thats a well behaved wolf there next to that stylish cowboy.
The delusions of wolf lovers.
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Mexican wolf Impacts remain unmitigated on the historic Slash Ranch. New Mexico
Not even when families are on the landscape managing livestock. This is one of our family ranchers struggling with being forced by USFWS to feed the Mexican wolf so it can expand the population off their backs. Western NM 2024
Spring 2024 calving with wolves and raising kids.
Bring back the health safety and welfare of our family ranchers.