Wildlife Protection

Mar
11
2019

Caribou Habitat Protection Crucial for Cease Fire in War on Wildlife

Alberta Wilderness Association

Caribou scientists published findings today indicating that an intense war on wildlife can increase endangered Alberta and BC woodland caribou populations. Alberta Wilderness Association (AWA) is concerned that these findings could be misused by industry and government decision makers to prolong unsustainable forest exploitation while endlessly harming wildlife species. Read more about Caribou Habitat Protection Crucial for Cease Fire in War on Wildlife

Source: Alberta Wilderness Association
Alberta Wilderness Association
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Wildlife Protection
Forests
Forest Restoration
Mar
04
2019

Rail to Banff: A Consultation Train Wreck

Alberta Wilderness Association

A Calgary-Bow Valley Mass Transit Feasibility Study released last week examined all-year bus and rail mass transit development scenarios from Calgary to Banff. Incredibly the study didn’t consider the impact on wildlife of additional rail traffic in the Bow Valley. Given that trains kill wildlife in Banff National Park, AWA believes it’s unacceptable for a rail feasibility study to ignore rail’s impact on wildlife. Read more about Rail to Banff: A Consultation Train Wreck

Source: Alberta Wilderness Association
Alberta Wilderness Association
Wilderness & Parks
Wildlife Protection
Mar
19
2019

Calgary Talk: Getting the Whole Picture

Alberta Wilderness Association
Mar 19 2019 - 7:00pm

Elly Knight will share what we’ve learned about where Common Nighthawks spend their time outside of the breeding season and how it applies to the conservation of this poorly understood species. She will cover the conservation importance of studying birds during migration and on the wintering grounds, and how it applies to our Common Nighthawks in Alberta.

Tickets ($5) Read more about Calgary Talk: Getting the Whole Picture

Source: Alberta Wilderness Association

Location

AWA Cottage School
455 12 Street NW
Calgary , AB
See map: Google Maps
Alberta Wilderness Association
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Wildlife Protection
Feb
22
2019

Cabinet must reject NEB recommendation, shut door on Trans Mountain project: Ecojustice

Ecojustice

VANCOUVER – The National Energy Board (NEB) recommended today that Cabinet approve the Trans Mountain pipeline project, following a review of the project’s marine shipping impacts. Ecojustice lawyer Dyna Tuytel issued the following statement in response:

“The Trans Mountain pipeline project poses an unacceptable risk to endangered orcas, communities, and the climate. Read more about Cabinet must reject NEB recommendation, shut door on Trans Mountain project: Ecojustice

Source: Ecojustice
Ecojustice
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Wildlife Protection
Conventional Oil & Gas
Oil Sands
Pipelines
Marine
Mar
01
2019

Keeping Alberta Wild Soiree

CPAWS Southern Alberta Chapter
Mar 1 2019 - 5:30pm

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Photo of mountain lake

Photo source: CPAWS Southern Alberta

Early bird ticket prices available until January 31.

On March 1, 2019, CPAWS is celebrating a special Keeping Alberta Wild Soiree and we hope you will join us!

Help us celebrate successes in wild lands and park protection as we look forward to other ways to keep Alberta wild. The Soiree will be a fun night featuring those who’ve helped CPAWS preserve the special places all Albertans cherish.  Read more about Keeping Alberta Wild Soiree

Source: CPAWS Southern Alberta Chapter

Location

Macdonald Hall in Heritage Hall, SAIT
1301 16 Avenue NW
Calgary , AB
See map: Google Maps
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Wilderness & Parks
Wildlife Protection
Jan
24
2019

First Nations, environmental groups launch lawsuit to protect at-risk boreal caribou

Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation
Mikisew Cree First Nation
Alberta Wilderness Association
David Suzuki Foundation
Ecojustice

CALGARY — Ecojustice lawyers, acting on behalf of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation, Mikisew Cree First Nation, Alberta Wilderness Association and David Suzuki Foundation, have filed a lawsuit against the federal minister of environment and climate change for her failure to protect the critical habitat of five boreal caribou herds in northeastern Alberta.

Populations of boreal caribou, the species famously depicted on the tail-side of the Canadian quarter, are in decline across the country, largely due to widespread loss and fragmentation of their habitat. Read more about First Nations, environmental groups launch lawsuit to protect at-risk boreal caribou

Source: Alberta Wilderness Association
Alberta Wilderness Association
Ecojustice
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Wildlife Protection
Environmental Law & Policy
Jan
07
2019

A Strong Majority of Albertans Support the Bighorn Country Proposal

CPAWS Northern Alberta
CPAWS Southern Alberta

EDMONTON – A new public opinion survey shows the vast majority of Albertans support greater conservation in the Bighorn region of the Rocky Mountains west of Nordegg.

The Government of Alberta is currently consulting on a proposal for a new network of parks and public land in west-central Alberta called Bighorn Country. Bighorn Country includes a wildland provincial park, three provincial parks, four public recreation areas and two Public Land Use Zones. Read more about A Strong Majority of Albertans Support the Bighorn Country Proposal

Source: CPAWS Northern Alberta
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Outdoor Recreation
Wilderness & Parks
Wildlife Protection
Dec
13
2018

Biodiversity Stewardship Area Proposal South of Wood Buffalo National Park Welcome

Alberta Wilderness Association

Today the Alberta government proposed permanent protection of a significant area of lands south of Wood Buffalo National Park that are important for wildlife and Indigenous communities. Alberta Wilderness Association (AWA) welcomes this proposal and the associated public consultation process. Read more about Biodiversity Stewardship Area Proposal South of Wood Buffalo National Park Welcome

Source: Alberta Wilderness Association
Alberta Wilderness Association
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Wilderness & Parks
Wildlife Protection
Riparian Areas
Indigienous Peoples Issues
Dec
10
2018

Critical Habitat of the Woodland Caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) Boreal Population Order

Environment and Climate Change Canada
Initiative: 
Critical Habitat of the Woodland Caribou, Boreal Population Order
Deadline: 
10 Jan 2019

From the Species at Risk Public Registry:

A proposal to protect the critical habitat of the Boreal Caribou on federal lands, pursuant to the Species at Risk Act (SARA), was published in the December 8, 2018 edition of the Canada Gazette, Part I. Read more about Critical Habitat of the Woodland Caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) Boreal Population Order

Source: Species at Risk Public Registry
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Wildlife Protection

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