Word: sheeps
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...third-generation cattle and sheep man, I suppose I should be sheepish about admitting that I have never killed a coyote [Feb. 11]. We do not hate the coyote; we admire and respect him. However, our family operation has just about reached the end of its financial rope in our ability to sustain the ecological balance with the contribution we have made in ewes and lambs to the coyote. We plan to abandon raising sheep and join those who would have them become an endangered species in America...
...will miss us. As the sheep men leave the scene and no longer finance predator-control programs, the adaptable coyote will soon develop an increasing taste for antelope, deer and elk. These will be the next to feel the impact of being the sacrifice species...
...Most coyotes do not eat sheep; some undoubtedly do. However, it is ridiculous to conduct a wasteful war on public lands and natural forests with poison, booby traps and aerial gunnery against the entire coyote population just to eliminate a few sheep killers...
...have developed a rational alternative. We fed some coyotes a lamb pattie treated with a toxic salt. This made them sick, but they soon recovered. After one or at most two treatments, these sheep killers refused to attack lambs...
...main advantage of this method is that it is directed specifically at sheep killers. Our data show that these resourceful and handsome feral dogs will not kill what they would...