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[IMPORTANT NOTE: this image was taken on a private road, and we need to get permission from the land manager for its use. Contact Stu Farber at WMBeaty.com] The Lassen wolf pack territory traverses private and public land that many ranchers rely upon to raise their cattle. As of now California operates under a non-lethal, no-compensation policy in response to cattle lost to wolves, according to CDFW wolf specialist Kent Laudon. Laudon makes it a point to talk with ranchers regularly. Wildlife officials will investigate suspected predation events.