The solution is for the government to pay compensation to ranchers who lose livestock to predators. In practice the number of lost animals will be very low and

The solution is for the government to pay compensation to ranchers who lose livestock to predators. In practice the number of lost animals will be very low and the cost insignificant. For example, Montana ranchers filed claims for 287 animals and received a total of $241 000 in compensation in 2022. https://liv.mt.gov/Attached-Agency-Boards/Livestock-Loss-Board/Livestock-Loss-Statistics-2022 https://liv.mt.gov/Attached-Agency-Boards/Livestock-Loss-Boa... This for a population of approximately 1100 wolves and 2000 grizzly bears versus 2.2 million cattle and 190 000 sheep.