NCC wildlife policy
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Elk shot by police – public shocked and dismayed
There is no question that large species such as elk or moose that turn up in the city pose a challenge.... more
October 22, 2013
Dear Councillor Chiarelli,
I am writing to express my extreme dismay at the unnecessary killing of the elk earlier this fall in downtown Ottawa. With a new... more
October 24, 2013
Earlier this month an elk was found wandering in a woody area in Ottawa, Canada’s capital city. Elks were extirpated from Ontario by about the end of the 19th... more
October 22, 2013
While you do have to kill an animal to test brain tissue for rabies, there was absolutely no valid reason to suspect this animal had rabies, given that rabies... more
September 1, 2013