Poachers
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Wakaw, Sask. poachers suspended, fined over $16K following investigationAn investigation sparked by a Saskatoon conservation officer revealed a pattern of unethical hunting practices by a family from Wakaw, Sask., committed over the last 10 years.CrimeOct 25, 2022
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Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry looking for help to find turtle egg poachersThe Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry is investigating recent turtle egg poaching incident.NewsSep 2, 2020
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‘A dark day’: Kenya’s rare white giraffes found slaughtered by poachersThe snow-white pair were missing for four months before their bones were found.TrendingMar 11, 2020
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Gronlid, Sask. man fined for illegal wildlife traffickingRandall Wehrkamp was fined $36,500 for illegal wildlife trafficking after buying and selling antlers in Saskatchewan without a permit.CanadaFeb 10, 2020
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2 men banned from hunting in Botswana after killing research elephantIn a statement late on Saturday, the environment and tourism ministry said that professional hunters Michael Lee Potter and Kevin Sharp had surrendered their licenses after shooting the elephant at the end of last month.WorldDec 15, 2019
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Fish and Wildlife looking for witnesses after bison shot by poachers in northern AlbertaBison are currently classified as endangered and protected in that specific hunting region of Alberta.CrimeOct 28, 2019
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Poachers fined, handed Saskatchewan hunting banThree people from Imperial, Sask., have been fined just over $11,000 and handed two-year hunting bans after a poaching investigation by conservation officers.CanadaMay 22, 2019
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The killing of a young bighorn sheep has officials hunting suspected poachers near Spences BridgeOfficials believe two men shot a yearling bighorn sheep near Spences Bridge, then fled, leaving the animal in a field.EnvironmentNov 16, 2018
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Lions fatally maul suspected rhino poachers on South African game reserveLions have mauled to death suspected poachers who entered a South African wildlife reserve to kill rhinos.WorldJul 6, 2018
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Occupants of black pickup truck considered ‘persons of interest’ in illegal cougar killing near CochraneAlberta Fish and Wildlife officers say they want to speak to the driver and occupants of a black Dodge Ram pickup truck whom they consider to be “persons of interest” in an illegal cougar killing on Feb. 21.CanadaMar 10, 2018
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