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Legislation Would Help Ranchers Protect Livestock From Vultures

The Black Vultures Relief Act was reintroduced in the U.S. Senate last week.

The legislation would allow farmers and ranchers to protect their livestock from black vultures without first having to obtain a depredation permit from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS).

A companion bill was introduced in the House.

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