Weyburn Wildlife Federation

09/04/2026

The CWD station and freezer is in place behind our clubhouse for successful early season hunters to submit samples of animals they harvest.
Bags and tags are provided.
Check the hunting guide as in some zones it is mandatory to provide samples of harvested game animals.

09/02/2026

Interested in learning more about Loggerhead Shrikes? What about Whooping Cranes? Join the Stewards of Saskatchewan (SOS) team along with staff from Environment and Climate Change Canada for a FREE event including a locally catered supper!

Supper at 6:00pm with presentations to follow.

This event is FREE by registration is required by September 12. Please text/call 306-780-9832 or email [email protected].

08/28/2026

Thanks to Jeff Chinski for fabricating and installing the doors on our fillet shack at Mainprize Park boat launch!! It is very much appreciated by all the fishermen at the park! Now I will finish the trim around the doors on the inside! These doors will last forever!

08/26/2026

Monarch butterflies capture our interest and imagination. Naturally, this means lots of questions as we follow their life cycle and migration.

With this in mind, the Monarch Joint Venture has a list of FAQs on our website, and we've now added an FAQ course to our NECTAR Hub where MJV staff answer some of the common questions we get from monarch enthusiasts across North America.

Click the link in the comments to sign up for this free course from the Monarch Joint Venture. More videos will be added to the course each quarter, and you can also ask questions and discuss ideas in the course discussion board.

We can't wait for you to dive in! In the meantime, what monarch questions do you have on your mind?

08/26/2026

Got bats? If your home is giving more bat cave vibes than you’d like, September is the best time to act.

Bats are an important part of the ecosystem. They help control insects and they can be beneficial neighbours (just ask Batman). If they’re not entering human-occupied areas of buildings, you may want to let them be. But if interior access points can’t be sealed and bats are getting into your living spaces, there are options to get them to move out.

Humane eviction methods, like one-way exits, allow bats to leave safely while preventing them from returning and protecting both your home and local wildlife.

If you are evicting bats, ensure it is done safely:
✔ Act early – September 1 to 30
✔ A free permit is required
✔ Never trap bats inside
✔ We recommend working with a licensed nuisance wildlife control operator

See https://bit.ly/41tFvkB or contact the general inquiry line to learn more or to obtain a permit.

08/26/2026

Become a today! 🦋

Kaleidoscopes will help the Canadian Wildlife Federation record Monarch butterfly observations, roosting areas and point counts during the Monarch migration in Ontario.

Learn more and get involved 👉 https://bit.ly/4ceTO23

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Devenez aujourd’hui un ! 🦋

Les Kaléidoscopes vont aider la Fédération canadienne de la faune à enregistrer des observations de monarques et des endroits où ils passent la nuit (haltes migratoires), et à faire des recensements par points d'échantillonnage, pendant la migration du monarque en Ontario.

Pour en savoir plus et participez 👉 https://bit.ly/46y8UxE

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📸: Marg Werden |

08/26/2026

We actually have a few Monarchs developing in our milkweed patch at the Clubhouse on our second year milkweed, but first year in this location!

Before you squish that caterpillar, pause and look closer. That tiny creature might be a monarch, swallowtail, luna moth, or cecropia in the making — native butterflies and moths that belong in your garden ecosystem.

Here's the thing: caterpillars aren't pests. They're a critical food source for birds, they're pollinators-in-progress, and they're part of the balance that keeps your garden healthy. Yes, some will munch on your plants. But destroying every caterpillar you find means destroying the very insects that help control actual problem pests and support the web of life your tomatoes depend on.

Take five seconds. Look at what you're about to remove. If it's a monarch, swallowtail, or any of the beautiful native species, let it be. Your garden — and your local ecosystem — will be better for it.

08/20/2026

There’s an often overlooked creature that is on the move this time of year, the Tiger Salamander.

The Western Tiger Salamander is Saskatchewan’s only salamander species and the top aquatic predator in our province’s fishless waterbodies. Young Salamanders display a bold black and yellow/cream striped pattern that generally fades and merges with age; older individuals a more uniform olive green to grey. As an amphibian, this species spends part of their live cycle in aquatic habitats (water) and part of it in terrestrial habitats (land), meaning they rely on both to have a successful breeding season and survive the winter.

This dual life cycle comes with many threats however; Salamanders share water habitat with pest insects such as mosquitos and are particularly susceptible to aquatic insect pesticide control. Their habitat is also increasingly disappearing, both the terrestrial native prairie where the adults overwinter, and the rapidly disappearing small wetlands that used to dot our landscape as they are drained to allow more agriculture.

Mid to Late August hosts its own particular risks to this species. While adults overwinter in small mammal burrows close to their breeding ponds, juvenile salamanders, those that just got their legs and emerged from their birth ponds, migrate in late summer, as they look for new areas to call home. They often come in conflict moving across roadways this time of year and are not fast enough to avoid oncoming traffic. If it is safe to do so, and you see a salamander crossing the road, slow down and take a minute to avoid them.

The Western Tiger Salamander, while still locally common in Saskatchewan, is a listed species-at-risk specifically listed as Special Concern.

If you spot a salamander, you can report your sighting the Nature Saskatchewan’s Stewards of Saskatchewan program, which tracks species-at-risk populations in the province.

📸M. Ranalli
📧[email protected]
📲306-780-9832

https://naturesask.ca/resources/news/tigers-on-the-prowl-tiger-salamanders-in-sk

08/17/2026

A cluster of milkweed transplanted to our clubhouse earlier this spring is now hosting several Monarch Butterfly caterpillars.
After these late summer caterpillars pupate and emerge as butterflies, they will likely be the ones who migrate all the way down to Mexico where they spend the winter.