that we didn't agree to it, that they were forced on us in the first place. and that caused us a lot of problems. >> reporter: governor otter says wolves continue to kill cattle and elk which costs millions of dollars in lost business and hunting revenue but conservationists says conflicts with down between conflicts and wolves and the elk have gotten stronger, they say -- they oppose using tax money to kill the very animal that the government spends, about $100 million, to rescue. >> that's what the livestock industry and republicans in western states do, they go back to washington, ask for money, and say leave us alone. >> the federal money to compensate ranchers who lost cattle to wolves could run out in the next couple of years. meantime the ninth circuit court of appeals just ruled that hunting wolves can continue. jenna: glad you're in the safety of the studio at