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Defenders of Wildlife Wolf Compensation Trust
UPDATE (Aug. 20, 2010) – Defenders announced today that it will be transitioning its landmark wolf compensation program. Defenders will be providing additional support to some western states and tribes to aid in the transition as they take over compensation. The implementation of new federal legislation that provides funds to initiate state-run compensation programs will allow Defenders to focus on promoting coexistence by partnering with ranchers to prevent conflict between livestock and wolves.
Learn more:
Press release, 08/20/10: Defenders shifts focus to wolf coexistence partnerships
Frequently Asked Questions: Transitioning wolf compensation 
FY2010 Wolf Livestock Demonstration Project Grant Program
Press release, 04/01/10: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announces $1 Million to States For Wolf Livestock Compensation Project
Press release, 10/06/09: Mexican Wolf Interdiction Trust Fund Cooperative Agreement Signed
The Defenders of Wildlife Wolf Compensation Trust is a model of the incentives that might be offered to private landholders for supporting threatened and endangered species. The trust is used to compensate ranchers in the US northern Rockies and the Southwest US for all verified livestock losses to wolves.
Financed by private donors, this fund helps to eliminate a major factor in political opposition to wolf recovery and to shift the economic burden of wolf recovery from livestock producers to those who support wolf reintroduction.
Wolf Compensation Payment Statistics
All Wolf Compensation Payments paid by Defenders to ranchers in the Northern Rockies and Southwest
Facts About Wolf Predation and Livestock Losses
Instructions & Eligibility Guidelines for Applying for Compensation
- Eligibility Guidelines for Northern Rockies Compensation
- Important Update for Montana: Beginning April 15, 2008 the Montana Department of Livestock's state sponsored program takes the place of Defenders’ wolf compensation program in Montana (see press release). All compensation claims for the state of Montana should be sent to the Montana Livestock Loss Reduction and Mitigation Board.
- Eligibility Guidelines for Southwest Compensation
Wolf Compensation Payment Maps
Defenders uses innovative approaches prevent conflicts between wolves and humans before they occur.
Learn more about our proactive tools and methods to reduce conflicts.
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