Wildlife Protection

Apr
22
2022

Issue Brief: Woodland caribou conservation and recovery in Alberta

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Updated: April 22, 2022

On April 8, 2022, the Government of Alberta released sub-regional caribou recovery plans for the Bitscho Lake and Cold Lake sub-regions. Environmental groups are concerned that the plans lack a commitment to aggressive short-term actions that are necessary due to decades of inaction. There has also been criticism of the government's commitment to collaboration with Indigenous communities on Indigenous-led conservation initiatives.

Biodiversity and Wildlife
Wildlife Protection
Environmental Law & Policy
Indigienous Peoples Issues
Alberta Wilderness Association
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society
Ecojustice
Issue Briefs
Nov
10
2021

Film Screening — Mothers of the Mountain: Reclaiming the Klinse-Za Herd

CPAWS Northern Alberta
Nov 10 2021 - 7:00pm

Join CPAWS Northern Alberta for a screening of 'Mothers of the Mountains' a documentary about conservation, art, caribou, and the connection we have to the natural world.

Learn more about the film at Mothers of Mountains

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Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Wildlife Protection
Environment & Society
Oct
15
2021

Jasper National Park Takes Next Step to Help Caribou Survive Winters 

Alberta Wilderness Association
CPAWS Northern Alberta
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society
Alberta Chapter of the Wildlife Society
David Suzuki Foundation
Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative

Conservation groups welcome Parks Canada’s decision to extend backcountry access closures for the entire snow season in Jasper’s Tonquin and Brazeau caribou ranges, where caribou are on the brink of extirpation.   Read More

Source: CPAWS Northern Alberta
Alberta Wilderness Association
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Outdoor Recreation
Wilderness & Parks
Wildlife Protection
Oct
04
2021

Cervid Harvesting Preserves: Very Distasteful Jam

Alberta Wilderness Association

Alberta Wilderness Association strongly opposes the proposal to legalize elk hunt farms – fenced facilities where captive elk are shot by so-called “hunters.” The Alberta Elk Commission has lobbied the Alberta government on hunt farms – what they call “cervid harvesting preserves” – since at least May 2020.

“These hunt farms are unethical and contrary to the concept of fair chase,” says Devon Earl, Conservation Specialist at AWA. “Many hunters and non-hunters alike are appalled by the idea of shooting animals that are effectively penned with little to no ability to escape.” Read More

Source: Alberta Wilderness Association
Alberta Wilderness Association
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Animal Rights
Outdoor Recreation
Wildlife Protection
Sep
02
2021

Government Map Confirms Plans to Log Old-Growth Forests Near Grande Cache, Increasing Risks to Threatened Caribou

Alberta Wilderness Association
CPAWS Northern Alberta

A newly released Government of Alberta map confirms long-term plans for substantial logging within at-risk caribou ranges in west-central Alberta (see Figure 1). Of particular concern, the map confirms plans for an imminent harvest on both sides of Moon Creek — an area currently valued for its intact old-growth forests, which support threatened caribou and endangered Athabasca rainbow trout. Read More

Source: Alberta Wilderness Association
Alberta Wilderness Association
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Wildlife Protection
Forests
Forest Practices

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