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Western Colorado producers describe range-rider pilot, carcass removal and other grants to mitigate wolf conflict
Summary
Conservation districts and local producers told the commission they distributed CDA-funded grants for range riding, carcass removal, cameras and other mitigation. Speakers described logistical challenges, trust gaps with CPW leadership, and the need for flexible, locally responsive funding.
A group of conservation-district leaders and ranchers from western Colorado reported to the Ag Commission on July 16 about how they deployed Department of Agriculture grant money to address wolf‑conflict mitigation and producer stress. Local grant deployment: leaders from three conservation districts — and a local review committee — said they approved approximately $16,700 in grants to 14 producers so far, funding range riding, carcass management and recordkeeping. The districts reviewed applications from producers engaged with federal conservation programming and coordinated checks and disbursements locally. Speakers said the…
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