Defenders of Wildlife Canada
Alberta Asked to Commit to Recovery and the Dollars Required
Media Release : Wednesday Nov 19th
Calgary: Today, local, national and international conservation organizations have launched "Action Grizzly Bear." Based out of Alberta, which for many years has been on the receding edge of grizzly bear numbers and range in North America, the new collaborative campaign is focused on achieving Alberta and Canadian government action on grizzly bear recovery at a level comparable to what has been ongoing in the United States for more than a decade with positive results. It provides citizens with a vehicle to have their voices heard on behalf of the fewer than 500 grizzly bears remaining in Alberta; a number sharply down from the 1,000 the province committed to retaining habitat for in 1984.
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Defenders of Wildlife Canada
The province of Alberta and the University of Alberta have begun a research project that will kill all pups and subordinate animals and sterilize the surviving alpha pair in a number of wolf packs (see article below and research summary, attached).
This follows at least two years of the local fish and game association offering "bounties" for wolves killed in the same region to boost elk numbers (see attached news article).
We have not received responses from the University or the Province regarding wolf numbers, elk trends, causal analysis or other factors.
If you are so inclined, we are confident that the principals involved (see list at end of this message) are eager to hear from you.
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Alberta Wilderness Association • Defenders of Wildlife Canada • CPAWS — Northern Alberta • Federation of Alberta Naturalists • Natural Resources Defense Council • Jasper Environmental Association • West Athabasca Bioregional Society • Sierra Club of Canada
Media Release For Immediate Release: Oct. 24, 2007
Calgary — Local and national conservation organizations are calling on Alberta's Sustainable Development Minister, Ted Morton, to release the scientists' report outlining core grizzly habitat areas to his Grizzly Bear Recovery Team and the public. To make up for the five years of lost time during the protracted recovery planning process, they are asking Morton and the Minister of Tourism, Parks, Recreation and Culture, Hector Goudreau, to quickly move on establishing three wildland parks, which encompass core grizzly habitat long known to be important to the bears' future and which have already gone through various assessment and review processes. Read more »
Groups Ask for "Endangered" Listing with Release of Latest Population Data
Startling new findings suggest that Alberta's grizzly bear population now stands at fewer than 500 bears, or half of what was previously believed. Grizzlies appear to be on the road to extinction in Alberta unless significant changes are made to how grizzly bear habitat is managed. Read more »
