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In this image taken from video released by the USDA, Gray wolves halt an attack on a cow at an undisclosed location along the Oregon/California border after a drone emits noises at them as part of efforts by the USDA to monitor predators at night and repel them from livestock by non-lethal means. (USDA via AP)
Sep 2, 2025

Drones blasting AC/DC and Scarlett Johansson are helping biologists protect cattle from wolves

Biologists use drones blasting music, voices, and movie clips to scare wolves and protect cattle along the Oregon-California border in a new USDA experiment.

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Jan 22, 2020

Legislation written to fix Idaho drone laws

For millennia humans have tried to scare wolves away from their livestock. Most of them didn’t have drones. But a team of biologists working near the California–Oregon border do, and ...

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Aug 7, 2019

Catching up with Black Sage, making the world safe for Garth Brooks concerts

For millennia humans have tried to scare wolves away from their livestock. Most of them didn’t have drones. But a team of biologists working near the California–Oregon border do, and ...

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Idaho laws are grounding drone business, owners report

For millennia humans have tried to scare wolves away from their livestock. Most of them didn’t have drones. But a team of biologists working near the California–Oregon border do, and ...


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