(Ministry of Environment)
By Nigel Maxwell
Illegal hunting
Dec 23, 2025 | 11:29 AM
A woman from Maidstone and a family member have been fined over $21,000 for illegal hunting activities related to the trafficking of black bear paws and gall bladders.
Appearing at Lloydminster Provincial Court, Weol Ran Lee pleaded guilty to trafficking in wildlife. She received a $7,000 fine and a five-year hunting suspension.
Lee also pleaded guilty to unlawfully transporting wildlife parts between provinces after purchasing bear paws illegally in Saskatchewan and taking them into Alberta.
For this offence, she was fined $5,000, prohibited from possessing bear parts for five years, and had any money seized in connection with the offence forfeited.