Murray Wood: Sask. farmers pay the price for Ottawa's gopher ban
Gophers are chewing through crops and profits, and farmers blame Ottawa's strychnine ban. They say the damage is out of ...
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Royal Saskatchewan Museum, U of R looking for help with ongoing owl research
The Royal Saskatchewan Museum and University of Regina are researching great horned owls in Saskatchewan, and the two organizations are hoping to get help from citizen scientists. The groups are track...
Oct 13, 2022
Bat encounters increase in the fall, but rabies risk low: specialist
It is currently peak bat season in Saskatchewan, and no, there isn’t a new Batman movie coming out. If you've noticed more of the furry little creatures flying or hanging around at night, you ce...
Sep 15, 2022
Saskatchewan, Alberta partner to battle chronic wasting disease
The Alberta Conservation Association and the governments of Saskatchewan and Alberta are injecting nearly $1.3 million into the research and development of a vaccine for chronic wasting disease (CWD) ...
Jan 24, 2022
Nature Conservancy of Canada buys plot of land by Chaplin Lake
A Saskatchewan hotspot for birds and other wildlife has a new owner. The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) has purchased the Mackie Ranch, a stretch of land off the shore of Lake Chaplin. That's just...
Nov 28, 2021 (Submitted/ Nature Conservancy of Canada)
Practice bear avoidance outdoors this fall
The province is reminding residents to be aware of bears while enjoying nature as summer nears its close. Keeping distance and refraining from feeding bears are the best ways people are advised to enj...
Aug 18, 2021
Gopher control underway in Regina parks; wildlife advocate concerned
The City of Regina is warning pet owners of poison in the city's parks. It has started its annual gopher extermination program, where poison is placed in burrows to kill the rodents. Yellow signs that...
Apr 18, 2021 A sign warns of gopher control measures being taken near the North West Leisure Centre. (980 CJME file photo)
Moose Jaw police track down, euthanize cougar
A cougar that was captured on a doorbell camera in Moose Jaw on Monday was tracked down by police and euthanized early Tuesday. Bruce Reid, a compliance manager for the southwest part of the province ...
Sep 22, 2020 A cougar spotted in Moose Jaw on Sept. 21.
Cougar spotted crossing yard in Moose Jaw
A cougar was spotted crossing a front yard in Moose Jaw early Monday morning. The big cat was captured by a doorbell camera shortly after midnight at a home in the 900 block of James Street. Moose Jaw...
Sep 21, 2020 A cougar spotted in Moose Jaw on Sept. 21.
Herd of elk spotted near Craven
It was quite the interesting sight for one Regina area woman. Hazel Cruz saw a massive herd of elk in a field just north of Craven. "It was so cool. There were at least 50 of them. Amazing," she said ...
Sep 19, 2020 Dozens of elk spotted near Craven in Sept. 2020 (Hazel Cruz/Facebook)
‘We don’t support it:’ Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation reacts to federal gun ban
The Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation (SWF) isn't pleased with the federal decision Friday to ban certain firearms. The ban covers 1,500 models and variants of what the federal government considers 'as...
May 06, 2020
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