A boy and his dog

“ Every boy needs a dog,” is an age-old saying that I believe in. After all, it is much more fun on an adventure with a four-legged friend beside you. Last spring, our yellow lab blessed us with 10 puppies. What fun our kids had watching them develop from helpless balls of fur to big,

Wolves get around

For every one they have confirmed there are probably two that they haven’t found or confirmed.” – RAY ARMBRUSTER CHAIR MCPA ANIMAL HEALTH COMMITTEE One of the 17 wolves trapped at the Sylvandale pasture north of Fisher Branch in early fall was a female that had travelled 600 kilometres north from central Minnesota. She was


Wolves attacking cattle in south-central Manitoba

“You can’t just run out and kill every wolf you see.” – Martin Unrau, MCPA Bill Guenther is missing a quarter of his calves and he’s pretty sure he knows why. About six weeks ago, Guenther surprised a large wolf – “a big grey bugger” – eating on a freshly killed 600-pound heifer calf on

Wolves take big bite from bottom line

There are plenty of reasons to fear the big bad wolf. This past summer, producers in the Interlake have experienced heavy losses due to hungry wolves attacking their calves. In fact, Nick Halaburda has had so many losses in the last few years, he wrote to his MLA and to the minister of agriculture, food