Livestock Loss

Wolf claims top $650K, but CPW records don’t add up

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The state wolf compensation fund, set at $350,000 by statute last year, saw claims from 2024 that are approaching double that amount.

Data obtained through an open records request to Colorado Parks and Wildlife showed that the agency paid out $425,478.61 in claims.

But the information provided by the agency appears to exclude claims that were denied, recent claims paid and claims still awaiting final payments or settlements.

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Multiple wolf attacks hit Western Slope ranchers—CPW accused of broken promises

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Ranchers are calling multiple wolf attacks on cattle over Memorial Day weekend in Pitkin County “devastating” and evidence Colorado Parks and Wildlife is failing to keep its promise to alert ranchers when wolves are in range of their livestock.  

The attacks occurred over three days on the Crystal River Ranch, in the Crystal River Valley, and on the Lost Marbles and McCabe ranches, in the Roaring Fork Valley.

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