LANSING, MI-- Michigan has received $22,000 for non-lethal activities that protect livestock from wolf predation.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is granting $850,000 to ten states and the San Carlos Apache Nation under the Wolf Livestock Demonstration Project Grant Program.
The Department of Natural Resources will use the money to fund proactive, nonlethal methods that reduce the risk of livestock loss to wolves. They include the use of frightening devices, guard animals, fencing, and use of best management practices for livestock operations. The program also compensates producers for livestock losses caused by wolves.
The program provides funding to states and tribes, with federal cost-share not to exceed 50 percent.
