Alberta hunter fined for gaming Saskatchewan's big game draw
Chance Ryland Pollock pleaded guilty to charges under the Wildlife Act last month in Kindersley provincial court, admitting he claimed his uncle was his brother to improve his chances of winning in the draw.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/wildlife-act-deer-hunting-license-charges-9.7117761?cmp=rss
Alberta hunter fined for gaming Saskatchewan's big game draw
Chance Ryland Pollock pleaded guilty to charges under the Wildlife Act last month in Kindersley provincial court, admitting he claimed his uncle was his brother to improve his chances of winning in the draw.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/wildlife-act-deer-hunting-license-charges-9.7117761?cmp=rss
"Officers visited Northern Reflections Taxidermy in Mossbank, located about 110 kilometres southwest of Regina, in February 2023 for a routine inspection," #WildlifeAct #saskatchewan
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/man-fined-illegal-taxidermy-business-mossbank-1.7427045
Sask. man fined more than $7,000 for running illegal taxidermy business without licence | CBC News

In February 2023, officers conducting a routine inspection of a Saskatchewan taxidermy business discovered untagged animals and the owner failed to provide a taxidermy license, according to the province.

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Forestry Corp cops $500,000 penalty for illegal logging

"This arrangement stems from an incident involving the confirmed illegal harvesting of 17 protected trees in Coopernook State Forest on the NSW mid-North Coast."

A "Penalty comes while Forestry Corp has been issued with Stop Work Orders at Tallaganda and Flat Rock State Forests because of inadequate wildlife surveys before logging commences."
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https://1earthmedia.com/forestry-corp-cops-500000-penalty-for-illegal-logging/
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Forestry Corp cops $500,000 penalty for illegal logging

NSW Forestry Corp admit illegally logging 17 protected trees in Coopernook State Forest, mid-North Coast and must spend $500,000 on environmental initiatives

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Animals to be recognised as sentient beings under proposed Victorian cruelty laws
"The government has also committed to reform of the Wildlife Act 1975 after the killing of hundreds of wedge-tailed eagles in East Gippsland and koala deaths in a timber plantation at Cape Bridgewater."
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/nov/14/animals-sentient-beings-victorian-cruelty-laws

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Animals to be recognised as sentient beings under proposed Victorian cruelty laws

Draft of animal care and protection act may make Victoria first state to explicitly recognise animal sentience

The Guardian
Judge tosses $60,000 fine against Whistler, B.C. woman who repeatedly fed bears

Zuzana Stevikova was slapped with a nearly $60,000 fine in the case in October 2021, nearly six times the $10,500 the Crown and defence agreed upon.

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