Wildlife groups and enthusiasts are worried about the environmental impacts of allowing the poison strychnine to kill ...

The emergency registration of strychnine for use on gophers in areas of Alberta and Saskatchewan may actually hamper control ...

The regulatory agency banned the use of two-per-cent liquid strychnine two years ago, citing risks to wildlife species — especially species-at-risk like the swift fox and burrowing owl — that can ...

The SaskSPCA says the pest-control poison leads to “a slow, painful and inhumane death” for Richardson’s ground squirrels, ...

You must get rid of gophers before they ruin your lawn. There are both preventive and reactive methods that are effective; ...

The UC Master Gardeners of Butte County are part of the University of California Cooperative Extension system, serving our ...

OTTAWA — Ottawa is temporarily allowing the return of the rodent poison strychnine in Alberta and Saskatchewan as those provinces grapple with gopher infestations.

Farmers in some areas of Saskatchewan will once again be allowed to use strychnine to kill gophers, and while agricultural groups and farmers applaud the move, some experts say the original ban was a ...

REGINA — Regina is combating damage in outdoor spaces caused by gophers. On Wednesday, the city announced it’s launching the ...

Annual gopher control efforts are underway in Regina, where the city’s parks manager says her department expects more pests ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Health Canada authorized the emergency use of strychnine to address what it says is millions of dollars worth of damage caused by ...