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Saskatchewan Polytechnic and Salthaven West save 250 snakes
School of Natural Resources and Built Environment students and Salthaven West release Plains garter
snakes
April 30, 2015 – Saskatchewan Polytechnic and Salthaven Wildlife Rehabilitation & Education Centre
West are releasing 250 snakes at the Condie Nature Refuge this Saturday. These snakes were rescued
from a Regina house beginning in late November.
Three Saskatchewan Polytechnic students over-wintered and cared for 99 of the Plains garter snakes.
Students checked on the snakes daily, monitoring their weight, and the ambient temperature and humidity
of the artificial hibernation chambers. This was a unique hibernation project for students enrolled in
Saskatchewan Polytechnic’s School of Natural Resources and Built Environment at the Prince Albert
Campus.
Salthaven West kept 150 snakes awake and fed over the winter months but did not hibernate the snakes.
Event:
Plains garter snakes release
Date:
Saturday, May 2, 2015
Time:
1:30 - 2:30 p.m.
Location:
Condie Nature Refuge, 14km NW of Regina off Hwy 11 at Exit A. Watch for sign.
Please meet at Condie Nature Refuge entrance at 1:30 p.m. (map below)
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Saskatchewan Polytechnic serves 26,000 distinct students through applied learning opportunities at
campuses in Moose Jaw, Prince Albert, Regina and Saskatoon, and through extensive distance
education opportunities. Programs serve every economic and public service sector. As a polytechnic, the
organization provides the depth of learning appropriate to employer and student need, including
certificate, diploma and degree programs, and apprenticeship training. Saskatchewan Polytechnic
engages in applied research, drawing on faculty expertise to support innovation by employers, and
providing students the opportunity to develop critical thinking skills.
Salthaven Wildlife Rehabilitation West is a registered Canadian charity dedicated to treating and caring
for sick, injured and orphaned wildlife in Saskatchewan and returning healthy animals back into their
natural habitat.
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For more information contact:
Brianna Bergeron
Saskatchewan Polytechnic Communications and
Marketing
Office: 306-659-3866
Cell: 306-371-2126
Email: [email protected]
Megan Lawrence
Salthaven Wildlife Rehabilitation & Education
Centre, Director of Rehabilitation
Cell: 639-999-4957
Email: [email protected]
Information about Saskatchewan Polytechnic can be found at www.saskpolytech.ca.
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