To vaccinate would require establishing bait piles. These would be located near packs known to be infected and also in areas that pose the biggest threat to humans and livestock, etc.

Once the wolves become accustomed to the bait piles, then the bait can be laced with drugs to kill the tapeworms.

Dr. Valerius Geist has other suggestions, including the possibility of burning the undergrowth in the known winter feed grounds. Helpful but not completely effective.

These and other methods could be utilized but what spreads the disease the most is an overabundance of wolves, coyotes, foxes, etc. So, numbers need to be reduced not eradicated. Nobody wants that.

BTW – The Echinococcus Granulosis has been found to now exist in coyotes in the same ranges. So we have a rapidly spreading problem that cannot be ignored.

You may also want to follow this link – http://mainehuntingtoday.com/bbb/index.php?s=echinococcus+granulosis – to my main blog where this subject is discussed in great detail and includes much information from Will Graves, Dr. Valerius Geist and others. I think you’ll find it extremely educational.

I love nature and I would do anything I possibly can to protect wildlife, but… I am not foolish. Even with my own dog, it is a dog and not human, it could turn on a dime. I have had her for thirteen years and I do love her, but no one can ever state “oh, it will not hurt you…”
So back to nature, I do not want to see any animal killed just for the sport, especially wolves, so… I haver a question.
Is there any way we could vaccinate them from some of these diseases that threaten livestock and humans? Do the wolves presently infected have to be erradicated? It was just a thought.
Please do keep me informed on everything. I am planning to move back into Montana soon.
This article/interview is heartbreaking but I know it is true. I also know so many of us have been “disneyfied”, and that is very dangerous.

Sincerely,

Maria