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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 PDF

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 PDF

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.

Background

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Instructions & Eligibility Guidelines for Applying for 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.