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'Very disheartening': Concern grows after sick, dead geese found in Regina park
The discovery of several sick and dead geese at Lakewood Park has left Carrie Klashinsky worrying while she walks her dogs. Klashinsky said she found the first ill goose a few weeks ago while walking ...
Oct 20, 2025 Carrie Klashinsky points to a dead goose floating in the pond at Lakewood Park. (Gillian Massie/980 CJME)
Hunters raise safety and access concerns about new elk hunt: SWF
A recently announced province-wide elk hunt has caught hunters off guard. Now those hunters are raising concerns about safety, access and a lack of consultation. Read more: Rolling the dice: Inside a ...
Oct 09, 2025 Some hunters are taking issue with the Saskatchewan government's unexpected announcement of a provincial-wide antlerless elk season from Nov. 20 to 27, in all farmland zones south of the provincial forest, in attempts to help reduce herd sizes, say officials. (David Watts Jr. / Dreamstime.com)
'No evidence' of fires forcing wildlife closer to cities: Sask. Wildlife Federation
Wildfire evacuees may have temporarily moved into cities, but the same can't be said for wildlife. "We see no evidence of that," Wildlife Rescue Society of Saskatchewan (WRSOS) Executive Director Bonn...
Jul 08, 2025 Rather than fleeing wildfires, WRSOS Executive Director Bonnie Dell said most of the moose seen in Saskatoon, “seem to be young ones that are just figuring life out.” (Ryan Brook/Submitted)
UPDATE: Bear euthanized after lumbering into Regina's Heritage neighbourhood
A black bear has been euthanized after wandering into Regina's Heritage neighbourhood on Monday morning. Police and fire crews found the bear - which weighed roughly 200 pounds - in a tree on the 1100...
May 12, 2025 The bear was found high in a tree in Regina's Heritage neighbourhood early on Monday morning. (Government of Saskatchewan/Submitted)
Regina urban wildlife research reveals 143 bird species and 15 mammals
The Royal Saskatchewan Museum is sharing some results from its urban wildlife research program, currently taking place. Over the past three years, researchers have set up 28 biodiversity monitoring st...
Apr 12, 2025 The Royal Saskatchewan Museum's urban wildlife research program in Regina and surrounding areas even spotted a couple of Moose in Wascana Park.(MennoSchaefer / Depositphotos.com)
WATCH: Hundreds of deer and elk cause daily damage to Plunkett farm
The damage large populations of deer and elk have done to Scott Martin's fields has left him in a situation that's hard to swallow. "We can't chase them. We can't hunt them," he said. "We can't do any...
Mar 13, 2025 The growing number of wild deer and elk bounding through his fields just south of Plunkett has Scott Martin pushing for more hunting licenses to be issued in the area, in order to protect his cattle operation and feedlot. (Submitted)
Lac La Ronge Chief concerned about wild pig find in northern Sask.
The Chief of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) is concerned about a wild pig recently discovered in traditional territory. Last weekend, a land user near Weyakwin shot and killed a wild pig while h...
Mar 09, 2025 This wild pig was recently shot on Montreal Lake in northern Saskatchewan. (Facebook/Jay Are En)
Taxidermist fined for operating without licence, illegally possessing wildlife
A Mossbank taxidermist is facing thousands of dollars in fines after pleading guilty to operating a taxidermy business without a licence and illegally possessing wildlife. According to the Government ...
Jan 09, 2025
Three fined $17,240 after social posts prompt illegal hunting investigation
Three Saskatchewan residents were handed hunting licence suspensions and fined a total of $17,240 after an investigation into posts on social media. According to Saskatchewan's environment ministry, M...
Jan 08, 2025
Severe bat infestation drives Spiritwood family out of their home
WARNING - This story contains images of dead bats. For two and a half years, Rachelle Swan has been living a nightmare in a home plagued with bats. The infestation became so severe it has now forced t...
Nov 02, 2024
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