A program keeping Mexican wolves and ranchers separated will continue thanks to a financial contribution of $25,000 from the Eastern Arizona Counties Organization. The Range Rider program under the Arizona Game Fish Department provides a way to protect livestock.
Range riders chase away wolves as a means of wolf depredation management.
Jim deVos is the department’s Mexican wolf coordinator.
“When we are not available, we lose a calf. That’s a bad outcome for everybody. It’s a bad outcome for the wolves. It creates friction between the wolf program and the livestock community," he said.
The Game and Fish Department says the funds will help to “reduce the impact of Mexican wolf depredations.”
