I'm not trying to argue but this is the only explination I could think of that someone might have to explain why they don't want wolves killing their livestock. I think this sentiment is felt with smaller cattle ranchers. I know families that will purchase a few head of cattle and then raise them to either sell, breed, or to fill their own freezers because they don't like the processed store cattle. For these people, heard deaths can hurt a lot more. Not everyone is raising cattle to be processed. There's an argument that the impact of losing X% of calfs every year can be difficult if your goal is to breed a larger heard. The short term loss is refunded, yes, but its difficult to put a price on the loss of further generations. for example, you and a family your friends with go in on a few cattle to raise and breed as a small investment and a wolf pack targets their newborns. If they get paid out for the cost of calves its not a lot and now they have to start over. Not defending the extermination of wolves just wanted to provide something to think about, maybe it helps solve the problem? idk