USDA-APHIS presents Wildlife Damage Program; committee approves 2027 WDACP budget

Oct 1, 2026

Brian Maedke of USDA-APHIS briefed the Calumet County Land and Water Conservation Committee on the Wildlife Damage Abatement and Claims Program; the committee approved the program's 2027 budget unanimously.

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Brian Maedke, a representative of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), presented an overview of the Wildlife Damage Abatement and Claims Program (WDACP) and explained that program funding is derived from hunting licenses.

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