Why don't the farmers get donkeys or herding dogs like Great Pyrenees to protect the sheep?

I think it would honestly be helpful if cattle were allowed to naturalize and become a landrace in their own right. But they need to be wild interacting with predators and learning movement patterns from other ungulates.We have seen the benefits of the Toros project in Europe, Texas longhorn were well on there way until they got the wolf, bison and mustng treatment in favor of more desirable beef breeds. Yak are a high altitude species that can introduce those adaptations to cattle. Similer to american brahman and watusi and cebu being used in hotter and humid climates.

i have to move to a small town like this one ...

Hard to think of a more worthwhile project to offer to potential writers and those unlikely to access such a venture otherwise, as well as the benefits to just about anyone fortunate enough to be able to take part in such an opportunity. Thank you so much for this eye-opening and informative glimpse into a world that's so filled with hope and potential. Merry Christmas all.

The couples commitment to the community is strong but I feel they have some sadness in their hearts that none of the locals or ex locals wanted to take on the store so the couple can retire and spend time with their grandchildren. This store will be sold to a corporate, that much is a given because it takes a special kind of person to want to take on a grocery store and the community does not seem to have that special kind of person/people.

That conductor is the #1 reason I would ride the ski train. He clearly takes such pride in his work and genuinely cares about providing a great experience for passengers. I loved that he played guitar and sang for them!❤ Amtrak is lucky to have him. I hope he feels appreciated. This was a well done program, I learned a lot. 😊

These people are what you call salt of the earth.

The economically illerate assumptions in segments like this.. Everyone on the planet, including emphatically the residents of Silverton, would be deeply impoverished without corporations. And no mention at all of tourism, which is the town's main industry these days. That and government subsidies and settlements from past mining concerns. If the town is sustainably viable, fine. But a remote mountain town without the mining interest on which it was founded was always going to be a challenge. Living there is not some heroic act. It's a choice.

blue state boo hoos

That boss wouldn’t step foot in the trash he calls a trailer. Pathetic.

how do people make a profit from a business in a town of 900 people?

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Burro abuse, plain and simple

The erasure of indigenous history was an unacceptable aspect of an otherwise well balanced and informative video essay. Thank you for reintroducing wolves CO! They are our friends and teachers. I'm happy to say. as someone who's walked the mountains of Colorado and the Great Basin twice, that cattle are incredibly costly to the natural environment, and that the reintroduction of wolves is a step towards wholeness. Here's to the cattle ranchers and an incredible way of life. You are all awesome people with kindness and grace. I'm sorry your way of life is threatened by the balance of nature. The weight of human populace indicates a need to shift to better and more resource mature forms of sustenance. Beans not beef!

Has anyone thought to reach out to the railroad? Durango and Silverton runs diesel locomotives now and posses multiple refurbished freight cars. They already run trains there daily during the summer, couldn’t be too expensive to tack on a boxcar full of groceries. Maybe that would bring down freight costs?

such vile exploitation

I spent a lot of time in that area. We used to own a cabin we built up above the town. Been in that store many times and I’m glad they’re sticking around.

I use to do cross county train thru tgere

I'm grateful I took part of my father's ashes to the rocks still speechless

I was born there great❤

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A great story.

Small-town America seems like such a peaceful life.

I live in Durango and get palisade peaches every year. They are delicious, fresh and sweet. I will say that the Fredericksburg peaches in Texas are a strong competitor.

The dictionary and a thesaurus will always be my #1 and #2 books 🤓

9:21 gueas i can't speculate what the man standing high is exactly doing, but to be captured as the man wagging your finger at these poor people sucks 😅

I live in Pagosa Springs Colorado we don’t have a lot here either

Community, Comfort, Character....love the 'Monster' easter egg at 2:34😄

Get rid of the wild dog

My grandfather was a shepard in CO, I believe in the 50s! This is crazy to see the conditions like this

A gold star family should never have to say "we just can't afford it"

Majority of people won't understand the motivation behind this; but I do, personally.

I'm an American and I'd love to do this BUT NO LOW LEVEL JOBS HIRE NON-IMMIGRANTS. IT'S A RACIST ANTI-AMERICAN SYSTEM. LIBERALS THINK ONLY POOR 3RD WORLDERS WANT THESE JOBS. WRONG. WRONG. WRONG. I WANT IT. I CAN'T HAVE IT BECAUSE I'M WHITE.

They sound like real nice people. Quite often, little town groceries will bleed the towns customers as they own the entire towns grocery. !

How can people love dogs without appreciating the wolf...without the wolf there wouod be no dogs.

I'm not buying that you can't find an american citizen to do the job. I don't care what their race is, hispanic, black, white,....or whatever. I'm calling B.S.

Holy cow! It's real life Joe Dirt's hometown..lol But in all seriousness, that place is beautiful. And the people seem to be genuinely caring for each other, not many places can say that these days!

It is very hard living off grid in the desert. I know bc we had to for over 2 years with r kid too. It was very rough. In a dirt floor cabin, no elec, no water, chopped wood for heat, and was 20 miles into the bookcliffs from debeque. We only had ourselves to rely on.

Omfg his mother. It's all your fault woman.

Creep.

juus be like: THIS AREA NEEDS 10,000 HATIANS ASAP!!!

true heros

Don’t let dg hear about this

Are those by chance Hebrews?

Send me! I'll go! Paradise!

This place could use a walmart

That is a very touching story.

Well this was heartbreaking. Thank you for your job sir and the others. I worked in suicide prevention for years and it was brutal how many people don't understand how people feel or ignore it. I came away from that job realizing people can always do more.

I was a 35 year old woman who took a job as a sheepherder in Montana---this was exactly my life. Toughest job I've ever done---lonely and exhausting. My dogs and horse were everything. Work was 24/7. I had no phone or ability to communicate with the rancher, but he came every 2 weeks with provisions. I kept a journal of those days (20+ years ago) and can't believe some of the beauty I was able to witness, but pretty much nothing has changed as far as accommodations/pay.

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