Alberta livestock producers want coyotes added to wildlife compensation program. Here's why

A county in northwestern Alberta wants livestock producers to be compensated when coyotes prey on their animals, which would bring the province in line with the rest of Western Canada.Currently, the carnivores are not listed alongside wolves, grizzly bears, black bears, cougars or eagles under the wildlife predator compensation program.What data and research is available suggests coyotes are Alberta's No. 1 livestock predator. People in the industry say the local population has grown, so changes