MT Legislature addresses livestock loss due to wolves

The Montana Legislature is one step closer to helping ranchers pay for their losses to due to wolf populations. House Bill 622 would provide $200,000 per year to help pay ranchers for livestock losses. In 2009, the state paid out $145,000 to ranchers across Montana. However, the head of the Livestock Mitigation Board says this is just a drop in the bucket compared to the kind of losses Montana ranchers face due to the gray wolf. Republicans and Democrats both supported the measure in a 42 to 8 vote...more