In the past when livestock owners had to contend with wolves they'd often use mountain dogs who would live with the livestock, sometimes they'd wear "wolf colla

In the past when livestock owners had to contend with wolves they'd often use mountain dogs who would live with the livestock, sometimes they'd wear "wolf collars"[0] It's pretty intense and I have mixed feelings about the collar especially, but it goes to show that there have been solutions for this very old problem that don't involve killing all the wolves. 3 or 4 big mountain dogs out with the livestock are apparently enough to deter the wolves. Though I'm not sure if you expect to lose any of the dogs to the wolves and how you'd weigh that aspect of it. [0] - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf_collar http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf_collar mountain dog example: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Pyrenees http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Pyrenees