Coyotes are back with a vengeance. The Thousand Islands
Township has just paid $26,266 for compensation to farmers, more than
double the amount paid for the summer period last year. At least, four
late September incidents have yet to be included.
Several dairy calves have been included in the
compensation.
North Glengarry Township has paid out $6,300 in
compensation for coyote and wolf kills between May and September 26. Chief
administrator for the township, Leo Poirior says the losses "are
considerably higher than in previous years."
The bulk of the victims have been lambs or sheep,
though an occasional calf succumbs to attacks. Compensation has been
averaging between $100 and $125 for a lamb or sheep, with $400 going for a
calf and $1,000 paid for a Simmental cow.
Sheep producer Ken-neth MacLeod, of Dunvegan, has been the hardest hit.
He’s lost at least eight sheep to coyotes through the summer. MacLeod
had a donkey on guard, but it didn’t deter the coyotes.
