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Cliff Bentz: “The actual annual cost of the wolf imposed upon the cattle…”

Featuring: Cliff Bentz, Republican | U.S. House Oregon, 2nd Congressional District

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Rep. Bentz Delivers Remarks on the Dangers of the Gray Wolf

Published | Video Starts at 01:57

Now let me turn to the actual cost of the reintroduction of the wolf and the need for those who have created this cost to be responsible for paying it. The actual annual cost of the wolf imposed upon the cattle businesses across this nation as of a few years ago is estimated to be $128 million a year. This number is higher now that cattle prices are higher. Many think that the only cost of the wolf is the killing of livestock. (01:57–02:10)

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