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February 7, 2026

Richardson’s Ground Squirrels

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Producers Frustrated as PMRA Rejects Emergency Use of Strychnine for Ground Squirrel Control

Tim Parent February 3, 2026

Farm leaders say Ottawa’s rejection of emergency strychnine use ignores Prairie producers facing major crop losses…

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Pest Management Regulatory Agency Denies Request for Strychnine Use on Ground Squirrels

Tim Parent February 2, 2026

Alberta and Saskatchewan say Ottawa’s refusal to allow strychnine for ground squirrel control leaves producers without…

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Ground Squirrel Population Boom Has Alberta Calling for Return of Strychnine

Tim Parent August 6, 2025

The Alberta government is calling for the reversal of a federal ban on strychnine as the…

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