Agriculture Wildlife Program

Wildlife Damage to Standing Forage

Program Details 
The Agriculture Wildlife Program (AWP) will compensate qualifying producers for unharvested forage crop intended for livestock feed that has been damaged by wildlife.  This program includes compensation for wildlife damage caused by bison, deer, elk, moose, mountain sheep, bear, and waterfowl* that have not been held in captivity.

Eligible Agriculture Products
AWP covers both perennial forage crops and annual forage crops used for livestock feed that is in standing crop as determined by the program.

 

View the AWP Wildlife Damage to Standing Forage Brochure for more Details or visit the website.

Damage Reporting & Applications

Applications:
Applicants must register by telephone, fax or in person with their local Ministry of Agriculture office for the program no later than the following deadlines:

• Irrigated / multiple cuts -- March 15
• Single cut -- June 15

Download Application Form

If a deadline for the program is missed, then late enrollment into the program may be reported as soon as wildlife damage is detected.  Verified loss determination and compensation payments for late enrollment will be at the discretion of the AWP.

 

Contacts- Ministry of Agriculture Offices

Abbotsford. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-888-221-7141
Cranbrook. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  1-250-489-8507
Dawson Creek. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-877-772-2200
Fort St. John. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  1-888-822-1345
Kamloops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-888-823-3355
Kelowna. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  1-888-332-3352
Oliver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-888-812-8811
Prince George. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-800-334-3011
Williams Lake. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-800-474-6133