Manitoba Beef Producers says it is cautiously optimistic about addressing ongoing issues with wolf predation, although some of it members are hot under the collar about it.
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Beef producers bring wolf predation back into spotlight
Beef producers say wolves are taking their cattle and they want more action and better insurance; the province says new measures should help
Sask. rural municipalities call for wolf bounty program
REGINA — Saskatchewan rural municipal councils recently voted in favour of a wolf bounty, but environment officials said that is not under consideration right now. Cattle producers told the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities annual convention that wolf populations have exploded in some areas. Amanda Burback from the RM of Cote said that in 2022 […] Read more
Apron fencing keeps wolves, coyotes out of pens
A woven-wire fence with an apron that lies on the ground is intended to prevent predators from digging underneath it
WINNIPEG — Ray Bittner spends a great deal of his time thinking of ways to keep wolves away from cattle. For the last few years, Bittner has led a project for the Manitoba Beef Producers that evaluates strategies to prevent livestock predation. During that time, he learned that wolves are difficult to defeat. “We have […] Read more
Walking with wolves in the wild is a surreal experience
The haunting howl of wolves broke through the early morning calm. The sound would send shivers down your spine in the wilderness, but we were in a lightly populated rural area, a bit north of Golden, B.C. Arriving at the Northern Lights Wolf Centre, we were met by owner Shelley Black, who is passionate about […] Read more
