Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) is recommending the approval of two high-value claims made by ranchers who lost livestock to gray wolves in 2024, including one claim of nearly $300,000.
The CPW Commission will discuss the details of the claims and may vote on them or request further consideration during its March meeting. The commission will decide if they want to approve CPW’s recommendation.
One claim is for Farrell Livestock, LLC, based in Jackson County. CPW is recommending paying the ranch $287,407.63 for the loss of sheep and cattle to wolves. They saw multiple livestock kills on their property.
The second claim is for Bruchez and Sons, LLC, based in Grand County. CPW has recommended paying them $56,008.74 for their cattle loss. Rancher Doug Bruchez spoke with Denver7 in December about the past year living with wolves, and recalled finding a dead calf — the first confirmed wolf kill since the December 2023 reintroduction — on April 2, 2024.
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