Cowboys vs. Gray Wolves: Predator once again prey (video)


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PBS NewsHour science correspondent Miles O'Brien reports on conflict between ranchers and environmental advocates in the American West. I accompanied Miles and PBS NewsHour producer Jenny Marder on this reporting trip, and shot some of the footage you see in this report (my first-ever TV cameraman credit!). About the story:

For the first time in years, hunting season for the once-endangered gray wolf is underway in Idaho and Montana to reduce the predator's population. Cattle ranchers say the hunts are necessary to protect their herds, but environmentalists disagree.

Transcript: Cowboys vs. Gray Wolves: Predator Once Again Prey | PBS NewsHour | Sept. 19, 2011. And a photo gallery is here, with some images shot by yours truly.

(Photo below: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)