Colorado Supports Producers’ Non-Lethal Predator Deterrent Efforts

The Colorado Department of Agriculture and Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) are providing additional funding of $28,000 to the Middle Park Stockgrowers Association to continue supporting their community efforts of on-the-ground non-lethal predator deterrents. The funding will help producers implement non-lethal controls such as night range riders and fladry. In addition, CPW has added five additional Damage Conflict Mitigation Specialists to its staff, to work with producers in communities where wolves have been spotted as well as ag communities that have not yet had wolves present. The specialists help producers identify potential conflict mitigation tools that will work for them. Colorado also allows livestock producers who are affected by depredations to submit claims for the fair market value of livestock lost to wolf depredation.