Livestock losses continue in latest state tally of wolf kills
year involved calves, with one llama and one lamb also involved. In addition, three lambs were confirmed to have been in- jured by wolves, all in Plumas County. The department also reported one possible and one probable kill, both in Siskiyou County. The cause of death of five calves were deemed unknown, typically because the carcasses were mostly consumed or were in advanced stages of decay. The unknown deaths occurred in Siskiyou, Modoc and Sierra counties.
Two livestock deaths were determined to be nondepredation, both in Plumas County. One depredation reported in Butte County was determined to have been from a mountain lion. The state in 2021 appropriated $3 mil- lion to compensate ranchers for livestock losses, nonlethal deterrents and other im- pacts due to wolf presence, but the funds ran out earlier this year. Launched in 2023, the pilot compensa- tion program awarded a total 109 grants to ranchers in Siskiyou, Lassen, Plumas, Tulare counties.
Between Jan. 3 and July 2, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife con- firmed 17 head of livestock killed by wolves, according to depredation inves- tigation reports. Siskiyou County incurred the most con- firmed kills, with 10. Plumas County had four; Lassen County, 2; and Shasta County,
1. All of the confirmed attacks occurred on private property. This compares to 16 confirmed kills in 2023 during about the same period, from Jan. 2 to June 30. Siskiyou County account- ed for most of the confirmed kills, with14, while Lassen had two. Most of the confirmed kills so far this
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