Town of Leader, Saskatchewan

Burrowing Owls Designer: Ralph Berg (Cabri, SK)

Built: 1997 Dimensions: Unknown Construction Materials: Fibreglass Location: Northwest corner of Fourth Avenue and First Street West, in front of the senior's home.

Reason for Building:

Tourist Attraction, created for Leader and District Tourism.

Additional Information:

Species depicted are unique to SW Saskatchewan and the Leader Area. Burrowing Owls are endangered.

That is me in the first picture. Here is one that provides a close up of one of the owls.

The Town of Leader also features three other monuments by Ralph Berg:

Mule Deer

Ord's Kangaroo Rats

Rattlesnake, Cactus and Meadow Lark

The Town also features four other monuments:

Redheaded Woodpecker

Man and Child (Old and New)

Ferruginous Hawk

Sturgeon

Ralph also created the Prehistoric Bison in St. Louis, SK, the Deer in Biggar, SK, the Antelope and Goose in Cabri, SK, the Pronghorn Antelope in Cereal, AB, Snow Goose in Dunrea, MB, Gilbert the Golf Ball in Gilbert Plains, MB, Bunnock in Macklin, SK Canvas-Backed Duck in Minnedosa, MB, the Elk in Onanole, MB, Ox in Paradise Hill, SK, the Northwest Mounted Policeman in Redvers, SK, and the White Bear in White Bear, SK.

Information Source: Leader & District Tourism Committee and Melanie Hnetka

Picture Source: Samson Yee and DMY