The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced $900,000 in grants under the Wolf Livestock Demonstration Project Grant Program. Grants will be distributed to the states of Arizona, Idaho, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
The grants assist livestock producers in undertaking proactive, non-lethal activities to reduce the risk of livestock loss from predation by wolves, and compensate producers for livestock losses caused by wolves. The program provides funding to states and tribes, with federal cost-share not to exceed 50 percent.
In the southwest Arizona was awarded $40,000 and New Mexico was awarded $20,000 to be used toward depredation compensation as part of the Mexican wolf recovery effort. Additionally, Arizona was awarded $80,000 and New Mexico $50,000 to fund depredation prevention efforts.
