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Wolf attacks expected to increase as cattle move to pasture in northern Minnesota

A cow/calf producer in northern Minnesota is worried about wolf attacks this summer.

Shayne Isane of Roseau County says most encounters occur when his cattle are out on range.

“So we’ll see how it goes this year. We definitely still have some (wolves) in the area, so it’s a big concern.”

Isane, who serves as the District 7 director for Minnesota Farm Bureau, tells Brownfield he’s disappointed a U.S. District Court in California vacated a 2020 decision to remove the gray wolf from the Endangered Species List.

“Seemed like we were hopefully making some progress towards some management, and now we’ve taken a big step backwards. So it’s very frustrating.”

Earlier this month, legislation was introduced in Congress that would require the Secretary of the Interior to reissue the final rule de-listing the gray wolf and make it non-reviewable by a judge.