A few years ago, a professor at the University of Montana submitted a report to the Wyoming Woolgrowers Association (WWA) about the effects of coyote predation on sheep. He was commissioned to do the report because, at the time, the WWA was lobbying to have the federal government increase the amount of funding for predator control in the western United States. Much to the chagrin of the WWA, the report stated that increased predation by covotes would actually lead to

A few years ago, a professor at the University of Montana submitted a report to the Wyoming Woolgrowers Association (WWA) about the effects of coyote predation on sheep. He was commissioned to do the report because, at the time, the WWA was lobbying to have the federal government increase the amount of funding for predator control in the western United States. Much to the chagrin of the WWA, the report stated that increased predation by covotes would actually lead to

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Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions

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