Producers fighting predation loss got some news they’ve been waiting for Feb. 7
Beef producers hope departmental amalgamation will kickstart action
A working group is eyeing a pilot project to seek solution
Beef operators are urged to fill out a survey and help assess the extent of the problem
Manitoba livestock producers will see an increase to wildlife damage compensation beginning in April
Two farms side by side in the coyote-infested Interlake credit 
guardian animals for eliminating losses due to predation
Sheep producers Lorna Wall and Rozanne Nevakshonoff are Interlake neighbours who disagree over whether guardian dogs or donkeys do the best job of protecting their herds. But they do agree on one thing: guardian animals are their best defence against the coyotes, wolves, bears and cougars roaming their sparsely populated farms near Poplarfield. Both sayGord Schroeder says predation losses can’t be 
totally eliminated, but good management 
can keep them to a minimum
Demand for sheep and goats is sky high and growing — so why aren’t more farmers raising them? The most common reason is fear of coyotes, said Gord Schroeder, executive director of the Saskatchewan Sheep Development Board. “I’m tired of people saying that coyotes are a problem and that’s why we can’t go ahead,” said
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