CDFW Newshttps://wildlife.ca.gov/NewsCDFW Expanding Wolf-Livestock Compensation Pilot Program to Include Indirect Costs Associated with Wolveshttps://wildlife.ca.gov/News/Archive/cdfw-expanding-wolf-livestock-compensation-pilot-program-to-include-indirect-costs-associated-with-wolvesWolvesWed, 31 May 2023 11:57:40 GMTCDFW is pleased to announce the expansion of its Wolf-Livestock Compensation Pilot Program.<p>The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is pleased to announce the expansion of its Wolf-Livestock Compensation Pilot Program.</p> <p>California’s 2021-22 state budget allocated $3 million to fund CDFW’s Wolf-Livestock Compensation Pilot Program, which identifies three areas of needed assistance (called “prongs” within the program). Ranchers have since been able to apply for two prongs of the program: fair market value compensation for confirmed and probable livestock loss due to wolf attacks (prong 1) as well as funding for deploying non-lethal deterrents to reduce wolf presence near livestock (prong 2).</p> <p>To date, CDFW has processed 41 applications seeking $750,509.02 in compensation under both prongs of the program. CDFW has approved all 41 applications and they are in the process of being paid by the California State Controller’s Office.</p> <p>Ranchers with livestock operations in known wolf pack territories in northern California may also suffer indirect economic impacts beyond the direct economic impacts of livestock killed or injured by wolves. Livestock production losses associated with wolf-induced stress may include reduced calf weight gains and lower pregnancy rates. Today, CDFW is announcing the availability of the third and final prong of the program. This indirect loss compensation component (prong 3) is now available to ranchers with livestock herds impacted by wolves. Ranchers can apply for compensation for indirect losses incurred on or after Sept. 23, 2021.</p> <p>“Through our own growing management experience and learning from other states, we recognize that wolves may have both direct and indirect economic impacts on ranchers in areas where resident wolf packs are present in California,” said CDFW Director Charlton H. Bonham. “Our Wolf-Livestock Compensation Pilot Program reflects this reality and appropriately reimburses ranchers for this potential loss of income. We’re grateful to the ranching community and agricultural groups for their continued partnership on wolf management issues. We will continue working together to better understand wolf-livestock interactions.”</p> <p>Ranchers seeking assistance in applying for these state funds may contact CDFW at <a href="mailto:wolfprogram@wildlife.ca.gov">wolfprogram@wildlife.ca.gov</a>. This spring, CDFW conducted three technical assistance workshops in northern California to help ranchers navigate the application process for this program. Additional workshops are planned in the coming months. More information is available on CDFW’s <a href="/Conservation/Mammals/Gray-Wolf/Grants">Wolf-Livestock Compensation Program web page</a>.</p> <p>CDFW’s Wolf-Livestock Compensation Program is one of several evolving strategies to mitigate wolf-livestock conflict in California. Other CDFW wolf management tools include capture/satellite collar efforts to monitor wolves, deploying proactive non-lethal deterrents to minimize livestock depredation and ongoing collaboration with ranchers, agricultural groups, conservation groups and researchers. Gray wolves are protected under both the California Endangered Species Act and the federal Endangered Species Act. Learn more by visiting the <a href="/Conservation/Mammals/Gray-Wolf">CDFW Gray Wolf Program web page</a>.</p> <p>###</p> <p><em><strong>Media Contacts:</strong><br /> <a href="mailto:Victoria.Monore@wildlife.ca.gov">Victoria Monroe</a>, CDFW Wildlife Branch, (916) 856-8335<br /> <a href="mailto:Peter.Tira@gmail.com">Peter Tira</a>, CDFW Communications, (916) 215-3858</em></p> CDFW Warns Dog Owners to be Mindful of Salmon Poisoning Diseasehttps://wildlife.ca.gov/News/Archive/cdfw-warns-dog-owners-to-be-mindful-of-salmon-poisoning-diseaseFishingFri, 08 Apr 2022 13:51:49 GMTDog owners in northern California are reminded to take precautions to protect their pets from Salmon Poisoning Disease. Salmon Poisoning Disease is a potentially fatal condition seen only in dogs after they eat certain types of raw or cold smoked fish like trout and salmon that are infected with a bacteria-like organism, Neorickettsia helminthoeca, which is transmitted by the parasitic flatworm (or “fluke”) Nanophyetes salmincola.<p>Dog owners in northern California are reminded to take precautions to protect their pets from Salmon Poisoning Disease. Salmon Poisoning Disease is a potentially fatal condition seen only in dogs after they eat certain types of raw or cold smoked fish like trout and salmon that are infected with a bacteria-like organism, <em>Neorickettsia helminthoeca</em>, which is transmitted by the parasitic flatworm (or “fluke”) <em>Nanophyetes salmincola</em>.</p> <p><em>Nanophyetes salmincola</em> occurs naturally in waters of northern California and most of the north state can be considered the native range for the fluke. Dog owners are advised to be cautious and to keep their dogs away from salmon, steelhead, trout and other freshwater fish carcasses. The parasite cannot survive in cooked fish, is not harmful to humans and does not affect pets other than dogs.</p> <p>If your dog has eaten or is suspected of eating raw fish, watch for signs of the disease. Symptoms are similar to distemper and may include some or all of the following: a rise in body temperature, loss of appetite, vomiting, diarrhea, listlessness and/or rapid weight loss. If signs of the disease appear, promptly take your dog to a veterinarian. Salmon Poisoning Disease is treatable if caught in time. If untreated, death usually occurs within two weeks of eating the infected fish. Without treatment, ninety percent of dogs showing symptoms die.</p> <p>While all fish caught or originating from streams in northern California could potentially be infected, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) cautions that trout stocked in some waters in CDFW’s North Central Region are more likely to be infected with the flukes that cause Salmon Poisoning Disease. Weekly fish stocking information is publicly available at CDFW’s <a href="https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FishPlants/">Fish Planting Schedule</a> web page.</p> <p><em><strong>Media Contacts:</strong><br /> <a href="mailto:Peter.Tira@wildlife.ca.gov">Peter Tira</a>, CDFW Communications, (916) 215-3858<br /> <a href="mailto:Jason.Julienne@wildlife.ca.gov">Jason Julienne</a>, CDFW North Central Region, (916) 496-4985</em></p>