Round Canada Podcast

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In this episode Mark updates you on the David vs Goliath case of public access to lakes on the Douglas Lake Ranch in BC, killing Canada geese in Stanley Park, a new decision on the Indigenous-led moderate livelihood lobster fishery in Nova Scotia, restoring habitat in caribou recovery areas, hunting endangered caribou in the Quebec-Labrador region, the wolf-eat-cougar world on Vancouver Island, Inuit polar bear hunters get their hides back, banning household rodenticides, banning paintball guns so no one loses and eye, saving the invasive wild pig, banning wild meat consumption, why you should become a hunter and ironic conservation that makes you say, wtf. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode Mark covers the big trending news story about the potential restriction of wolf trapping in BC, a lawsuit over aerial wolf control in BC’s caribou recovery zones, a review of the use of strychnine for wolf poison in Alberta, predator killing contests in Ontario, whether hunters must stand together on every issue, what’s killing BC’s grizzly bears, the cost of failing to cancel a moose tag, the federal firearms Bill C-21 buyback program and the controversy around the Bill allowing municipalities to ban handgun ownership, a failed deer rescue plan in Quebec, the tail of two hunting ban stories, a nature conservation land trust organization standing up for hunting and cloning endangered species.     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode Mark provides an update on the recent announcement to Alberta’s coal mining policy and whether it really means the end to coal mining in the Rockies and he talks about a city that is protecting elk calving habitat, how old is an old grizzly bear, a cougar attack on a BC man, Canada goose-hating Canadians, a big fishing fine in Ontario, the orphaned bear cub versus hunting narrative, restricting off road vehicle damage in the Yukon, exempting fish farms from the Fisheries Act, crab poaching, the trophy hunting debate, why society condemns unacceptable behaviour in most public discourses but tolerates the same behavior in the pubic discourse on hunting and what causes non-hunters to troll hunters an hunters to troll non-hunters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode Mark talks about the new moose permit lottery system in Ontario, whether Ontario hunters that did not file their hunt reports will get a hunting license in 2021 or not, using a firearm at night in Ontario, land farmers upset about ocean fish farming decision, new endangered caribou research, Quebec Innu caribou hunters, cougar hunting in Banff National Park, a Yukon elk rancher suing the government over wild elk, grizzly bears that are not denning in the Yukon, invasive wild pigs update and a call for action to scientists providing information to the public about the risks of coal mining in Alberta. Show Notes Caribou Ecology & Recovery Webinar Series https://cmu.abmi.ca/about/caribou-ecology-and-webinar-series/   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode Mark dives into 2021 with updates on new chronic wasting disease laws in Ontario, high fence hunting in Alberta, Alberta CWD stats, tiger trout okayed for release, fences that kill deer, international pronghorn research update, resurgence of the endangered Bocaccio rockfish not welcomed by commercial fisherman, a Northern Cod stock recovery plan which not everyone likes, huge snowmobile fines for messing around in endangered caribou closure areas, the cost of the federal gun buy back program, Indigenous People being excluded from wildlife counts due to COVID, conflict between constitutional hunters and law enforcement in BC, another run at getting endangered Fraser River Steelhead listed as endangered species and making informed decisions about coal mining in Alberta.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode Mark covers a story of the behind the scene interference over Mali the grizzly bear’s death, funding for the big bar landslide, land donations in Saskatchewan, industrial-scale fish farms hurting chinook, story behind the story of BC’s old growth protection plan, how much money Manitoba hunters and anglers spent, new protected areas in Quebec, the continued gutting of environmental laws in Ontario, the passing of Doc Moose, wolf poisoning in Alberta, caribou breeding in Jasper National Park, forestry in central BC gets failing grade and Canada’s 2020 public land and water conservation naughty and nice list. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode Mark updates you on a several poaching cases from across the country, as well as an unsolved case of a poached white moose in Ontario. Other stories covered include: a billionaire who is trying to keep BC fisherman off a public lake, scaring urban coyotes by playing fetch, saving urban deer in Quebec, refusing to give up CWD positive meat, fisherman in BC headed to court over the Fraser River demonstration fishery, Newfoundland cod stock déjà vu, opposing oil exploration in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, the cost of the wolf cull in the NWT, predator cleansing, advocacy over BC salmon farms gains traction, grizzly bear facial recognition and what goes around comes around in love, war and lobster fishing.      Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode Mark provides a recap of BC’s recent election as it relates to wildlife management, as well as an update on the AHD adenovirus in coastal deer populations and other stories from around Canada including: Nunavut seafood food donations during COVID, a moose meat food bank pilot project in Newfoundland, no more fish and wildlife enforcement in Alberta?, caribou ranching in Jasper National Park, what’s killing elk in the Elk Valley, the great Eastern mackerel fishing ruse, glyphosate spraying in the Robinson-Huron Treaty area, logging mainland moose habitat in Nova Scotia, new chronic wasting disease science, finding the DNA of wild salmon parasites near fish farms, logging old growth for pellets, Roosevelt elk poaching and buying up guide territories in order to stop hunting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode Mark brings you up to date on the Indigenous moderate livelihood dispute over the lobster fishery in Nova Scotia, resident hunter blockades in Northern BC, moose hunter blockades in Quebec and Manitoba’s new night thing laws. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices