WINNIPEG – It may be the official last weekend of winter, but Winnipeg and its animals still aren’t out of the woods yet.
“It has been a very cold winter and so sometimes we aren’t seeing as much wildlife as we normally do,” said Lindsey Mitton of Birds Hill Provincial Park.
Animals are either burrowing themselves underground, sticking together in packs, or just leaving Winnipeg.
“The snowy owls have gone even further south than normal because the snow is deeper and it’s harder to find the food, so they’ve been found as far south as Florida,” said Judy Robertson of Wildlife Haven Rehabilitation Centre.
It isn’t just wild animals who live outside feeling the chill.
“This winter compared to previous winters we’ve seen way, way, way, way more frostbite damage on stray cats that are coming in,” said Bill McDonald of the Winnipeg Humane Society.
The humane society is seeing ears and tails as the worst areas on cats.
“We’ve done probably more tail amputations this year than any previous year,” said McDonald.
The humane society is also getting an overwhelming number of complaints filed with its investigation department for dogs that have been left outside for a long period of time.
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