They're not scared. Other speakers said they were afraid for their children. Jon Swapp of Greenlee County, Ariz., noted that groups of kids take backpacking trips into the wilderness. Mary Ann Baruch of Mimbres, representing New Mexico People for the USA, agreed. There is private property along the Mimbres, with livestock.
Elk often come to the river.
The elk will bring the wolves into populated areas. The wolf is going to follow the elk, leave the wilderness and go where the cattle are. She claimed there have been 52 cattle depredations since the reintroduction began, rather than the eight kills confirmed by the government. Ken Swaim of Beaverhead said a neighboring rancher lost a cow last week to a wolf. I want that on the record.