Ministry Of Natural Resources And Forestry

• 3 fined, licences suspended for illegal deer hunting north of Madoc, Ont.: MNRF

  Three people were fined a total of $9,500 for hunting white-tailed deer without licences and for tagging violations during a two-week outing at a property in Eldorado in 2021.

  Crime

  Jan 5
  
• Raccoons ‘aggressively’ seized from ‘squalid’ Ontario sanctuary, competing court docs claim

  Court documents from a raccoon sanctuary and the Ontario government paint vastly different pictures of how the animals lived and how a raid went down.

  Canada

  Dec 9, 2023
  
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• Conservation officers probe deer poached out of season east of Bancroft

  The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry says a doe was found shot, killed and abanonded on Aides Island on Weslemkoon Lake in mid-August.

  Crime

  Aug 28, 2023
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• 2 hunters fined for shooting deer on private property in Minden

  Court heard that in November 2018, two men shot a white-tailed deer on land that was posted as private property and then entered the site to retrieve the animal.

  Crime

  Aug 11, 2023
• Total burn bans lifted in Kawartha Lakes, Trent Lakes, Haliburton County

  Burn bans had been in effect since early June for many some central Ontario municipalities. On Tuesday afternoon, the province lifted a restricted fire zone.

  Fire

  Jul 12, 2023
• Moose wandering Lindsay, Ont. safely relocated by wildlife officials: police

  A moose was reported wandering around the south-end of Lindsay on Thursday morning.

  Environment

  Jun 29, 2023
• Kawartha Wildlife Centre in Ennismore, Ont. closes doors due to staffing issues

  The Kawartha Wildlife Centre has helped rehabilitate hundreds of animals since 2019 but has to close due to the loss of its wildlife custodian which is required by the province.

  Environment

  Jun 23, 2023
• Lakefield, Ont., duck hunter pleads guilty to firing gun at other hunters, decoys

  The court heard the man fired his 12-gauge shotgun across a pond in the direction of two other hunters, striking one of them and damaging their hunting decoys.

  Crime

  May 5, 2023
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• Flood watch issued for Gull River watershed in Kawartha Lakes, Haliburton County

  Potential for flooding exists within specific watercourses and municipalities with the Gull River watershed.

  Environment

  May 2, 2023
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• Conservation officers investigate garbage dumped on Crown land in Havelock area

  Conservation officers were on patrol in the Township of Havelock-Belmont-Methuen when they located garbage that had been dumped in a parking area near the Round Lake Dam.

  Crime

  Apr 6, 2023