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Siskiyou supervisors declare local emergency over gray wolf depredations, ask state and federal agencies for authority and data sharing
Summary
The Siskiyou County Board of Supervisors adopted a resolution declaring a local state of emergency over growing gray wolf depredations, requested regulatory changes to permit local determinations and removal of habituated wolves, and asked CDFW and USFWS for daily GPS data, funding for a wolf liaison and timely compensation mechanisms.
The Siskiyou County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to declare a local state of emergency over increasing gray wolf activity and livestock depredations and to press state and federal wildlife agencies for immediate regulatory changes and improved data sharing.
The resolution, presented by county staff, cites escalating confirmed depredations, local economic impacts on ranching operations and human-safety concerns as cattle return to winter range. It asks the California Fish and Wildlife Commission and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife to recognize authority for the Siskiyou County sheriff and the county wolf liaison to investigate suspected depredations, document and confirm livestock kills, and have those determinations “formally considered in…
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