Alberta Poaching

• Headless deer dumped in Calgary prompts poaching investigation

  Officers were called to the Monterrey Square Plaza after it was reported that a “gutted and headless carcass of a mature white-tailed buck” had been found behind the Co-op.

  Crime

  Jan 20, 2025
  
• Alberta Fish and Wildlife searching for poachers after 4 elk killed near Wainwright

  Officials believe the animals were killed around 10 p.m. on Feb. 7.

  Feb 18, 2020
  
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• Alberta officials looking for poachers who shot and abandoned moose

  Alberta Fish and Wildlife Enforcement is looking for information after a bull moose was found shot and abandoned west of Nanton, Alta.

  Canada

  Jan 22, 2020
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• Wildlife officers forced to euthanize grizzly after shot left it partially paralyzed

  Witnesses told officers the bear was shot in the spine and could only move by dragging itself with its paws.

  Crime

  Oct 22, 2019
• Another grizzly bear found shot near Grande Prairie

  In a Facebook post, Alberta Fish and Wildlife described the bear as a mature male that weighed about 500 lbs. It was found about 15 metres off Red Rock Road, 145 kilometres south of Grande Prairie on Wednesday afternoon.

  Crime

  Sep 20, 2018
• Man pleads guilty, given fine after Alberta poaching investigation

  In December 2016, Alberta Fish and Wildlife Enforcement posted a video on their Facebook page of the alleged poaching of a white-tailed deer.

  Crime

  Aug 28, 2018
• Poached elk found near Sundre, Alta. prompts government call for information

  The most commonly poached animal in Alberta is the white-tailed deer.

  Dec 20, 2017