Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment

• Fewer international tourists unlikely to have huge impact on Sask. bear numbers

  As borders remain closed, droves of American tourists that normally take about 2,000 bears yearly in Saskatchewan are staying home.

  Canada

  Mar 31
• Zebra mussels detected in products sold in Saskatchewan

  Zebra mussels have been detected in moss/algal ball products in Saskatchewan, which are often sold as Marimo Moss Balls.

  Environment

  Mar 11
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• Most wildlife resilient to Saskatchewan’s harsh winters

  Officials with Saskatchewan’s Ministry of Environment said supplemental feeding of wildlife during the winter can have unintended consequences.

  Canada

  Mar 2
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• ‘Choked me up’: motorized wheelchair takes hunter into the wild for the first time

  After successfully lobbying the government to allow motorized wheelchairs in hunting zones, a Lumsden hunter has raised enough money to purchase one of the rugged machines.

  Canada

  Feb 14
• Hunters in Saskatchewan urged to get animals tested for chronic wasting disease

  Chronic wasting disease is a fatal, infectious central nervous system disease that affects cervid species — deer, elk, moose and caribou.

  Canada

  Nov 26, 2020
• ‘Alarming trend’ of people keeping wild animals as pets in Saskatchewan: WRSOS

  Even though it is illegal, more people are taking wild animals in as pets this year, according to the Wildlife Rehabilitation Society of Saskatchewan.

  Canada

  Jul 23, 2020
• Forestry crews ‘on alert’ for mountain pine beetle in Saskatchewan

  “As we know from the COVID situation, epidemiology knows no jurisdictional boundaries," entomologist says.

  Environment

  Jul 14, 2020
• More moose being spotted in Saskatoon since May, surprising neighbourhood: ‘It didn’t feel real’

  It's the time of year when those gigantic beasts tend to make their way into the city, and it startled people in one neighbourhood Monday.

  Canada

  Jun 9, 2020
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• Gronlid, Sask. man fined for illegal wildlife trafficking

  Randall Wehrkamp was fined $36,500 for illegal wildlife trafficking after buying and selling antlers in Saskatchewan without a permit.

  Canada

  Feb 10, 2020
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• Sask. Environment Ministry looking for help finding suspected poacher

  The Ministry of Environment is looking for help locating a suspected poacher who ran over and killed an antelope.

  Canada

  Aug 1, 2019