Ranchers

A diffuse, politically influential constituency of ranching stakeholders across the American West who contest predator restoration and defend pastoral livelihoods. They anchor local resistance to wide‑scale conservation projects by combining material grievance—falling stock prices, drought, and market pressure—with a combative cultural stance toward perceived threats. The current episode sharpens that profile: ranchers appear as a vocal, organized opposition in policy forums and, according to presenters, one member of the community shot Pluie, converting abstract dispute into a visceral political and moral flashpoint.