Manitoba Wildlife Damage Compensation Program
$3,000.00
Grant
Description:
Wildlife Damage Compensation Program provides financial assistance to eligible agricultural producers who have suffered damage to their crops or livestock due to attacks by designated natural predators. This program has two major components — compensation for crop damage and compensation for livestock predation.
Comments on Funding:
Compensation for wildlife losses is 90% of the value of the loss and 45% for extended grazing forages. Compensation is based on crop quality and the crop’s current AgriInsurance dollar value as established by MASC. Crops with Contract Price Option (CPO) coverage will receive compensation according to the CPO blended dollar value.
For a confirmed kill by natural predators, compensation is calculated at the applicable portion of the value of the animal killed (maximum value of $3000) as established by MASC. If an animal’s death cannot be confirmed as predation, but sufficient evidence indicates predation as the probable cause, the producer receives 50% of the claim value.
Continuous Intake
Eligibility:
Applicants must:
1. be producers with agricultural poducts grown and/or livestock raised in Manitoba;
2. take all necessary precautions to prevent wildlife damage and predator attacks, take reasonable action to mitigate any injury to livestock, and ensure that injured livestock receive prompt and professional veterinary or other treatment.
Eligible Crops:
Seeded crops, forage crops, honey products, and leafcutter products damaged, destroyed, or contaminated by deer, elk, bear, moose, bison, ducks, geese, or sandhill cranes are eligible for compensation, unless the wildlife or waterfowl that caused the damage is privately owned, held under authority of a permit or license, or held in captivity without lawful authority.
Eligible Livestock:
Cattle, hogs, horses, sheep, donkeys, wild boar, goats, elk, fallow deer, bison, llamas, alpacas, ostriches, emus, and other ratites injured or killed by wolves, black bear, coyotes, cougars, or foxes are eligible for compensation.
Application Steps:
1.For predation claims, ensure any animal remains and the surrounding areas are not disturbed. If possible, cover the remains with a tarp and preserve any tracks. For claims on crop damage due to wildlife, ensure the area is left as it was discovered.
2. Contact a Service Centre. Arrangements will be made for an adjustor to visit and perform a site appraisal.
Find a Service Centre:
https://www.masc.mb.ca/masc.nsf/contact.html
Documentation Needed:
No specific documentation has been identified.
Other Things to Note:
1. No premiums needed to pay. Administration and compensation (up to 80% of the value of loss) of this program is cost-shared by the Government of Canada (60%) and the Province of Manitoba (40%). The cost of compensation above 80% is funded solely by the Province of Manitoba.
2. Losses to crops, agricultural products, and livestock must be reported to MASC within 72 hours of discovering the loss or damage.
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