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ST. PAUL – Minnesotans lost their ability to protect livestock and pets when a federal court ordered wolves to return to the endangered species list, a Minnesota House committee heard Tuesday.
“This is one of the top issues for our members,” Thom Peterson of the Minnesota Farmers’ Union said.
The state pays farmers when wolves kill livestock, but state Agriculture Department officials said that fund has been depleted.
“As the wolf population has expanded and recovered, the number of farms experiencing (livestock) depredation has increased,” Blane White of the department told the House Mining and Outdoor Recreation Policy Committee.
Some told the panel that the federal judge erred in forcing Minnesota to stop its hunting and trapping seasons.
Minnesota committee hears testimony saying federal wolf ruling could affect livestock | INFORUM.