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Board hears update on wolves, confirmed livestock losses and compensation fund concerns
Summary
County wolf liaison reports dozens of confirmed depredations since 2022 and urges a sustained compensation fund; supervisors discussed status review, notification tools and possible letters to state and federal wildlife agencies.
Patrick Griffin, Siskiyou County livestock–wolf liaison, told the Board of Supervisors the county has experienced a substantial number of confirmed wolf depredations since wolves began killing cattle in the county in 2022 and urged action to secure longer-term compensation for ranchers.
"Over the last few years ... there's been 78 confirmed depredations and 9 probable confirmed," Griffin said, adding that wolves are protected under state and federal listing and that lethal take is restricted. He told the board a compensation program currently has $600,000 appropriated for direct loss reimbursements and that about $100,000 has been spent to date.
Griffin and supervisors discussed options to increase payments and to change…
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