Guilty of Bringing Live Minnows into Ontario
Soonews.ca – Sault Ste. Marie,Ontario,Canada
To report a natural resource violation, call 1-877-TIPS-MNR (847-7667) toll-free any time or contact your ministry office during regular business hours.
City joins cougar hunt
London Free Press – Canada
Stanford said officials from the city, London police and the Ontario Natural Resources Ministry met Monday at police headquarters to co-ordinate a response.
Fur flies in Canada over proposed US hides ban
Globe and Mail – Canada
… particularly those at the southern end of their range in Ontario, where less ice cover is making hunting for seals, its main prey, more difficult. *( Bill’s Take – Let’s all agree to SCIENTIFICALLY determine what the truth is about bear numbers in Alberta. I googled the topic and read various articles indicating the bear numbers were low. The problem was that vague (or no) numbers were given. Some articles quoted numbers that did not include bear numbers in National or Provincial Park. IF the numbers are determined to be low, then make a plan to increase them. Wildlife managment plans that include hunting have helped declining animal numbers rebound like Ontarios’s deer.)*
European Union Hypocrisy Thicker Than Seal Blood
Canada NewsWire (press release) – Canada
The website for Canada’s Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO), who manage the hunting of seals in Canada, says the hunt is entirely sustainable…The harp seal population has grown from 1.8 million in the 1980′s to over 5.5 million today, even while the managed seal hunt continues. Hunting quotas are determined through scientific processes and use a precautionary approach to ensure the health of seal populations…
Peary caribou to be protected
Vancouver Province (subscription) – Vancouver,British Columbia,Canada
But the minister’s letter has prompted an uproar in the north, where hunting the Peary caribou has been a central part of Inuit culture for centuries
