Almost all creatures, great and small, are welcome in the city of St. Francis, patron saint of animals, whose spirit imbues this place with a love and regard for our nonhuman friends.
Like many ranchers, Bill Jensen drives a pickup, shoots a high-powered rifle and loves to talk about sheep, cattle and the outdoors.
Like the prow of a ship, the Granite Mountains rise sharply from the creamy-white playa of the Black Rock Desert in Nevada.
The day began with a drive across the desert, checking the snares he had placed in the sagebrush to catch coyotes.
Marcia Barinaga was hustling around making cheese, answering phone calls and handling business at her ranch in Marshall the other day, but the real work was going on in the lush green fields, where most of her 230 sheep were grazing.
UNFAIRLY ACCUSED OF WIDESPREAD SHEEP DEATHS, COYOTES ARE AMONG THE MOST PERSECUTED PREDATORS IN NORTH AMERICA.