Law Would Reimburse Farmers For Livestock Lost To Wolves

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By KBJR News 1

Story Published: Oct 7, 2009 at 3:26 PM CST

Story Updated: Oct 7, 2009 at 3:26 PM CST

A federal program that reimburses Minnesota farmers for livestock lost to wolves will receive $700,000 this coming year.

The funding for the Wolf Predation Program, which covers Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan was included in the Fiscal Year 2010 Agricultural Appropriations Act which was passed by the House of Representatives Wednesday.

Minnesota’s wolf population dropped to an all-time low of about 750 by the early 1960s, but since the Endangered Species Act was passed in the late 1970s, the number of gray wolves in Minnesota has grown to nearly 3,000.

The Agricultural Appropriations Act will now be sent to the Senate for final approval and will then go to President Obama to be signed into law.

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