Wolf compensation fund begins in Oregon

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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 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.

The fund will begin this year as a community-based program accepting donations from people, businesses, and nonprofits.

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Shawn Regan is a research fellow at PERC and the managing editor of PERC Reports. He holds a M.S. in Applied Economics from Montana State University and degrees in economics and environmental science from Berry College. His research and writings have appeared in High Country News, Regulation Magazine, Grist, and have been presented to the...
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