Tourist spots panther in Nipissing; No sightings confirmed by MNR
The North Bay Nugget - North Bay,Ontario,Canada
The family called authorities Friday night and was told by the Ontario Provincial Police to call the Ministry of Natural Resources. … *(Bill’s Take: There is a fair bit of smoke around these ‘Ontario’ cougar sightings lately. If true, I think this is exciting news!)*

Laurentian researchers study decline in wild mink populations
Sudbury Star - Sudbury,Ontario,Canada
… colleagues from Trent University in Peterborough and the Wildlife Research and Development Section of the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR), …

Aerial Surveillance Patrols Curb Illegal Fishing in North Pacific
Canada NewsWire (press release) - Canada
Monitoring and surveillance is an important part of Canada’s strategy to combat illegal fishing activities on the high seas. The strategy also features …

Spoiled moose meat rots hole in men’s wallets
Timmins Daily Press - Timmins,Ontario,Canada
In Ontario Court of Justice in Timmins on July 19, Justice Alex Spence heard that a local hunting party had legally shot an adult cow moose last fall. …

Iron Bridge to host international cute hunting doggies
SooToday.com - USA
The Northern Ontario Retriever Association is hosting the event for more than 85 retrievers and their handlers. More than 100 volunteers will be on hand …

Make-shift bear dump ‘reviling:’ NDP; Site used by MNR for four years
Timmins Daily Press - Timmins,Ontario,Canada
In terms of the bear problem this summer in Northern Ontario, Angus said residents are having to take matters into their own hand… *(Bill’s Take - Umm, sounds like we may have a bear problem. It would be interesting to know if such dumps existed before the cancellation of the spring bear hunt?)*