In June, the Government of Alberta altered the province’s Wildlife Regulation without public consultation to allow limited hunting of grizzly bears in Alberta. Grizzly bears are listed as a threatened species in Alberta, and an Alberta Grizzly Bear Recovery Plan was first completed and accepted in 2008 with the latest review and revisions in 2020. Read More
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.
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
