Regina!!! Well we'll let it slide because you're new. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif
I'm from Hanna Alberta. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif
I think they caved, but here's the explanation.
CanWest News Services
Monday, April 05, 2004
Saskatchewan's gophers can run freely this year knowing the bounty on them has been lifted. Saskatoon Wildlife Federation's annual gopher derby, aimed at controlling the gopher population, has been cancelled this year.
"I don't think the conditions this year merit it," said Len Jabush, business manager for the Saskatoon Wildlife Federation and organizer of the derby.
Heavier rain in 2003 resulted in more vegetation, giving predators more places to hide and hunt the rodents, Jabush said. And heavier snowfall this winter meant more runoff when the weather warmed in spring, filling underground dens and drowning more gophers than in the past drought-stricken years.
The controversial derby, which started in 2002 and ran again last year, sparked tremendous criticism from animal rights groups in Canada and the U.S. The derby was termed "barbaric" by activists. More than 61,000 gopher tails were collected in 2002 and 40,400 in 2003.
http://www.canada.com/calgary/calga...5e-2d7c4101d0c6
