Human-Wildlife Conflict Reduction Act of 2026

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Creates a new federal program to help communities and farmers reduce conflicts with wildlife safely.

This bill would create a new federal program to help communities and farmers reduce conflicts with wildlife, like animals damaging crops or livestock. It would offer training and support for nonlethal ways to keep both people and animals safe, starting in the government's budget year 2027.

What Would Change

Today, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) operates a Nonlethal Initiative to address human-wildlife conflicts. After this bill, the Secretary of Agriculture would establish a new, dedicated Human-Wildlife Conflict Reduction Program, taking over the existing APHIS initiative. This new program would receive $20 million annually for five years (government's budget years 2027-2031) to develop and implement nonlethal strategies, provide assistance, conduct research, and share best practices.

Key Provisions

Creates a new federal program to reduce conflicts between people and wildlife using nonlethal methods.
Sets aside $20 million each year from the government's budget year 2027 through 2031 for this program.
Offers help to landowners, farmers, Indian Tribes, and nonprofit groups to use nonlethal strategies.
Focuses resources on states where existing nonlethal wildlife initiatives already operate, and on reducing harm to livestock, farms, and human property.
Funds research to find and test new nonlethal ways to manage wildlife conflicts and protect livestock.
Helps states develop plans for using nonlethal strategies.

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Human-Wildlife Conflict Reduction Act of 2026

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