by Shawn Regan
The AP reports:An Oregon county has approved a compensation fund for ranchers who lose livestock to wolves in the northeastern corner of the state, next to Idaho and Washington.The fund will begin this year as a community-based program accepting donations from people, businesses, and nonprofits.The Community Alliance Livestock Fund, or CALF, was approved unanimously on Monday by Wallowa County commissioners, who hope it can serve as a statewide model for Oregon.


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