Managing predators from the sky

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Managing predators from the sky

This story was originally published April 1, 2024, at High Country News. It may not be republished without the express consent of High Country News. In the summer of 2022, several researchers with USDA Wildlife Services held their breath as a drone pilot flew a large drone, equipped with a camera, toward a wolf standing in a pasture in southwestern Oregon. The team members, watching from a distance, expected the wolf to freeze or run away the m…