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This trail camera photo shows a family of grizzly bears near a well-travelled livestock trail.
Beef Cattle, Features, Livestock

Truth or bear: Reducing grizzly confrontations on the ranch

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As grizzly bear numbers stabilize and perhaps increase, what can ranchers in Alberta and B.C. do to stay safe?

Cattle producers are no strangers to working through conflict and managing difficult relationships but imagine if your adversary is a 350-pound grizzly bear that has decided to help itself to one of your cows. For beef producers living and ranching in bear country, managing carnivore conflicts is a reality and can evoke a lot of […] Read more
A black bear at Riding Mountain National Park in Manitoba. Producers participating in the predation trials recommended an electric wire around deadstock composting pens to keep bears out.
Beef Cattle, Livestock, News, Wildlife

Manitoba trials address livestock predation in farmyards

Sheep and beef cattle producers tried everything from solar fox lights to predator-resistant penning to reduce predation in the farmyard

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Manitoba’s Livestock Predation Prevention pilot continued its 2020-23 assessment of various predation risk mitigation practices focused on cattle and sheep populations in and around farmyards. More than 100 total trials were completed on 48 farms during the three-year project with approximately 75 per cent of the costs covered by the project. Predator-resistant penning Seven high-tensile […] Read more
A coyote in Riding Mountain National Park, Manitoba. A recent study in Manitoba trialed several methods of managing predator risk to cattle and sheep.
Beef Cattle, Livestock

Counteracting livestock predation risks on pasture

A three-year study in Manitoba tested several methods of preventing predation of cattle and sheep

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Predators such as coyotes, wolves, bears, cougars and foxes have been threatening and killing young, weak and compromised cattle and sheep in Manitoba since domestic farming began. Financial losses range between minimal to potentially devastating depending on location, workforce numbers, operation size and nearby habitat. To counteract and help mitigate these challenges, in 2020 the […] Read more
Brown bear (grizzly; Ursus arctos) from side view in Denali National Park eating berries in colourful tundra in fall.
News, News Roundup

High-energy berries and bears go together

News Roundup from the October 24, 2016 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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With its rustic small mountain towns, postcard-perfect vistas, British Columbia’s East Kootenay region has an undeniable lure for outdoor enthusiasts of all varieties — and the appeal extends beyond ski bums and hikers. The resource-rich Elk Valley is also a highly desirable home for wildlife like grizzly bears which are drawn to the area’s bountiful […] Read more
coyote hunting on the prairie
History, Our History

History: Livestock predators cause heavy losses

Reprinted from the November 1949 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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On September 15 the Western Stock Growers’ Association sent a questionnaire to its 1,350 members to determine the extent of livestock and poultry losses caused by predators. As of October 18 there were 85 returns received. An analysis of the returns at hand gives alarming and important information and is as follows: These returns covered […] Read more
a grizzly bear mother and cub
Features, Livestock

Getting a grip on grizzly bear populations

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You can’t manage what you don’t measure is as true for wildlife as it is for agriculture, but counting grizzly bears is a bit tricky. Andrea Morehouse with Alberta Environment at Pincher Creek is heading up a unique grizzly monitoring project in the southwest that collects hair samples from natural grizzly rub objects in Alberta’s […] Read more

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