Wildlife Services is a federal agency that's tasked with killing and dispersing problem animals like predators that are eating ranchers' calves, birds who pose a risk to planes at airports, or even ducks that are eating endangered salmon near dams.

Ranchers and farmers call the work necessary, while conservationists see it as inhumane and ineffective.

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