Wildlife Predator Compensation Program
$400.00
Grant
Description:
The Wildlife Predator Compensation Program provides compensation to ranchers whose livestock are killed or injured by wildlife predators.
Comments on Funding:
The minimum payment on a confirmed kill is $400.
Eligibility:
Applicants must:
1. be ranchers whose livestock is killed or injured by wildlife predators;
2. have these eligible livestock: cattle, bison, sheep, swine and goats;
3. have livestock attacked by wolves, grizzly bears, black bears, cougars and eagles.
4. be based in Alberta.
Application Steps:
1. If producers suspect that a predator has
killed or injured their livestock, they are
advised to contact the nearest Fish and
Wildlife office of Justice and Solicitor
General as soon as possible.
2. Call the Report-A-Poacher hotline
at 1-800-642-3800 to reach a Fish
and Wildlife officer. An investigator
will examine the animal.
3. The producer may be advised to move
or cover the animal prior to the
investigator’s arrival, which will
help ensure that evidence is not
lost due to scavenging.
Documentation Needed:
No specific documentation has been identified.
Other Things to Note:
About the author
Maurice
