90

Percentage of angler-caught fish that were chain pickerel in Nova Scotia’s Kejimkujik National Park last year. The invasive species is decimating the area’s native brook trout, leading Parks Canada to halt its long-running trout census and shift to emergency monitoring.

 

15

Total days each year non-residents can now hunt game birds in Saskatchewan, through one five-day spring licence and two five-day fall permits. Previously, non-residents could hunt for the entire spring and fall seasons. The change is designed to thwart non-residents from operating illegally all season long as outfitters.

$70,000

Money raised at the inaugural Keep Canada Fishing Fundraising Dinner, held mid-March in Mississauga, Ontario. The funds will support National Fishing Week, Kids & Cops Fishing Days and other initiatives to champion recreational fishing (learn more at www.keepcanadafishing.com).

 

0

Culled whitetails testing positive for chronic wasting disease in Cranbrook, B.C., following the special harvest of 228 deer in January. Officials say the results bode well for containing the deadly disease among cervids in the region.

 

51,000

Approximate number of firearms surrendered under Ottawa’s buyback program targeting now-banned modern sporting rifles, a week before the March 31 deadline. The government had budgeted for the surrender of 136,000 firearms.