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Permanent cougar population expected someday in Manitoba

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Bill Watkins, a zoologist with Manitoba Conservation and Water Stewardship, gets the calls every year. Has the Manitoba government reintroduced cougars to control the deer population? The answer is no, but Watkins says it’s probably only a matter of time before these solitary, animals re-establish themselves in the province. “I suspect it’s a simple case
Livestock

Can They Do This For Coyotes Too?

Australian scientists are working to artificially produce the urine of wild dogs, hoping to keep other wild dogs away from humans and prevent them from destroying livestock, avoiding losses that mount into millions of dollars every year. Researchers say the chemical message in the urine of dingoes, as the wild dogs are known, insists “this
Opinion

Letters – for Dec. 23, 2010

I am responding to the article “Predator control a year-round affair,” in the Nov. 4 issue of theManitoba Co-operator. It is very good people are realizing problem coyotes and wolves are not cute and cuddly neighbours. We’ve had major problems with coyotes and barely got compensation for all the damage they did. Back then, some
Livestock

To Catch A Wolf, Think Like One

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To catch a wolf, you first have to learn how to think like one. A round of “Think Like a Wolf” seminars in three northern towns was held earlier this month to help ranchers learn how to protect their herds from predators, said Barry Verbiwski, head of Manitoba Conservation’s fur-bearer and problem wildlife management unit.
Livestock

Predator Control A Year-Round Affair

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Manitoba Conservation’s decision to allow year-round coyote and wolf hunting and trapping is aimed at alleviating the pressure on livestock producers, according to Barry Verbiwski, who heads the province’s fur-bearer and problem wildlife unit. “In many instances, wolves and coyotes were coming off of Crown land and coming on to private land to maraud and
News, Other livestock

The Jacksons – for Jul. 22, 2010

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Jennifer Jackson threw her left foot into the stirrup and hoisted herself easily into the saddle. A gentle flick of the reins urged Diamond, the tall sorrel mare Jennifer had owned since her 15th birthday, to step forward into an easy walk. Jennifer let the mare choose her own pace as they set out but
Livestock

Cattle Producers Call For Predator Bounties

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“The populations have just gotten way out of hand.” – SHEILA MOWAT, MCPA Acall by Manitoba cattle producers for a province-wide bounty on wildlife predators looks like a non-starter with the NDP government. “We’re not about to introduce a general provincial removal program for coyotes and wolves,” said Barry Verbiwski, Manitoba Conservation’s head of problem
Livestock

Dogs, Donkeys Best For Protecting Sheep

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“They’ll start howling to the north so the dogs run north, then they slip into the feedlot in the back.” – ED HUNTER Given the economics of sheep and goats, a lot more people would be in the business if there was a surefire way to keep four-legged terrorists at bay. Norman Roziere, a longtime
Opinion

Big Sky Outcome May Test Sask. Party

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The Saskatchewan Party government is proving you can lean a little bit to the right without upsetting too many people. The province’s $20 bounty on coyotes has drawn some adverse reaction, but isn’t contentious for most people who understand the explosion in the coyote population. As a kid on the farm, coyote sightings were rare
Livestock, Other livestock

Don’t Let Dogs Eat Deadstock

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Keeping guardian dogs with a sheep or goat herd is a popular way to keep them safe from predators. But because they are best left to bond with the livestock and not given much human interaction, their health may not be monitored as closely as pets. In such cases, if they develop canine tapeworm infections,

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