Grizzlies Are Killing Far More Livestock in the Rockies Than Wolves

Grizzlies Are Killing Far More Livestock in the Rockies Than Wolves

While ranchers across the West welcomed this month’s presidential order to review the legal status of livestock-killing wolves, more cattle have been killed this year by grizzly bears than by wolves in areas where the predator species overlap. According to Montana’s Livestock Loss Compensation Board, 34 cattle have been determined killed by grizzlies as of July 1. The board has paid $89,000 in claims for the first half of 2026. That compares wit…