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“Colorado ranchers and producers are looking to recover losses they say have been caused by the wolf reintroduction program, submitting nearly $600,000 in claims. Meeting the year-end deadline, three producers submitted six claims, totaling $582,000. That would more than bankrupt the state's wolf depredation compensation fund, which received $350,000 in the 2024-25 budget…”

“…Wolf reintroduction has been very challenging for our ranchers," not just on depredation but the emotional toll it's taken on producers, as well, said House Speaker Julie McCluskie, D-Dillon. "The loss of livestock is not just dollars and cents. This is their livelihood, their family tradition. They have an attachment to these animals I've grown to appreciate…"

“…the biggest claim is from Conway Farrell… who has reported dozens of livestock lost to or killed by wolves in 2024. Farrell told Colorado Politics that his cattle do not spread out in the pastures and are constantly stressed because they fear the wolves.”

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