Federal health minister asked to review Alberta's use of strychnine for wolf control
A wolf pack walk along the Bow River Parkway near Lake Louise, Alta, on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2013. File photo by The Canadian Press/Jonathan Hayward Animal advocates have asked the federal health minister to review a decision that allows Alberta to keep using strychnine to poison wolves in an ongoing effort to preserve caribou herds. Wolf Awareness and Animal Justice filed the request with Health Canada earlier this week, along with accusations that Alberta is breaking the terms governing use of the toxin and endangering other wildlife. "These products are not environmentally responsible," said ...
Source: nationalobserver.com