Electric Fencing And Physical Barriers In Montana

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Physical barriers
The way physical barriers work is simple: wolves can’t get to livestock, so wolves can’t attack livestock. Electric fencing, or fladry, can be constructed for every cattle farm and places where wolves can hunt down cattle. Fencing can shield cattle from wolves, and electric fencing can discourage the wolves from breaking through. Being difficult to break through is a significant upgrade to barbed wire fences, which surround many ranches in Montana.

As… says, the cost of quarter mile of electric fence will be $1172.75, meaning $4691 for a mile. According to… around 59,700,000 acres of land is used for cattle farm in Montana. Converting the area land to perimeter of electric fencing and multiplying the quantity by $4691,

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