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Grant Money Available to Minnesota Livestock Owners for Prevention of Wolf Attacks

Grant Money Available to Minnesota Livestock Owners for Prevention of Wolf Attacks


New money is available to Minnesota livestock producers to help prevent wolf attacks. A total of $95,000 will be awarded by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) through the Wolf-Livestock Conflict Prevention Grants. Applications are due January 5, 2024.

The grants provide reimbursement for costs of approved practices to prevent wolf-livestock conflicts. Only costs incurred after entering into a grant agreement with the MDA are eligible for reimbursement. Eligible expenses for the grant program will include:

Purchase of guard animals

Veterinary costs for guard animals

Wolf-barriers which may include pens

Fladry and fencing

Wolf-deterring lights and alarms

Calving or lambing shelters

Eligible producers must live within Minnesota’s wolf range, as designated by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, or on property determined by the Commissioner of Agriculture to be affected by wolf-livestock conflicts. Any animal species produced for profit and documented to have been killed by wolves in Minnesota in the past is eligible. This includes bison, cattle, chicken, deer, donkey, duck, geese, goat, horse, llama, mule, sheep, swine, and turkey.


Source: mn.us

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