Cattle producers are raising concerns of wolf attacks, and how it is costing them money.
The Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation says compensation claims for livestock killed by wolves have totaled about 400 per year for much of the last decade, and that's not including livestock killed where producers were unable to locate the carcasses.
Manitoba Beef Producers President Ben Fox believes that wolves are targeting cattle for food, because other food sources aren't as easy to find.
"It appears to us, and to the producers who are losing cattle that the wildlife food source is diminished. Therefore, wolf attacks on calves and on yearling cattle are more prevalent."
Fox adds that the financial impact varies based on the size and age of the cattle.
