Nov
10
2006
Alberta Government's War - Threatened Caribou Are First Casualties
Alberta Wilderness Association • Canadian Parks & Wilderness Society
November 10, 2006
The Alberta government has approved a policy that compels forestry companies to fight mountain pine beetle by clearcutting old pine forest in Alberta's Foothills. Alberta is forcing companies such as Weyerhaeuser in Grande Prairie to log mature pine forest that is at risk of mountain pine beetle attack. AWA and others believe the first casualty of Alberta's war on the forest will be threatened caribou populations. Read More
