http://albertawilderness.ca daily 1 2009-09-18T21:58:23Z http://albertawilderness.ca/Act-Now/action-alerts/2013-05-24-awa-wilderness-wildlife-defenders-thanks-and-next-steps-needed-for-little-smoky-caribou You have made a difference! In early May, the Alberta government deferred new mineral rights sales in the Little Smoky and A La Peche caribou ranges north of Jasper Park! Please take a minute to thank Ministers McQueen and Hughes and press them for the next on-the-ground habitat steps needed for these caribou to survive. No publisher ccampbell Front Page News Caribou Archive Little Smoky Archive Action Alert Alerts Archive 2013 Action Alerts Archive 2013-06-14T05:10:17Z Report http://albertawilderness.ca/news/2013/2013-05-15-awa-news-release-time-for-alberta-forest-industry-to-stop-logging-critical-caribou-habitat As the Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement (CBFA) marks its three year anniversary at the end of this week, companies are still logging in threatened Alberta caribou habitat. CBFA promised to accelerate protection of caribou and other boreal species at risk, but even though it was signed by most of Alberta’s forest industry, it has not delivered in Alberta. Alberta Wilderness Association (AWA) and Keepers of the Athabasca call on the forestry industry to stop logging in Alberta critical caribou habitat until sustainable populations are attained. No publisher ccampbell Front Page News Caribou Archive News Archive Boreal Forest Archive 2013 News Archive Little Smoky Archive News Release Oil Sands Archive 2013-05-16T21:03:09Z Report http://albertawilderness.ca/issues/wildlands/areas-of-concern/little-smoky/archive/2013-05-08-awa-asks-alberta-to-defer-new-forestry-plan-approvals-in-little-smoky-1 To be consistent with the Alberta government's recent decision to defer new mineral rights leases, AWA requests ESRD Minister McQueen also defer approval of new forestry plans in the Little Smoky and A La Peche caribou ranges until comprehensive caribou range plans are adopted by the Alberta government in 2014. No publisher ccampbell Front Page News Little Smoky Archive Caribou Archive Forests Archive 2013-05-10T17:48:23Z Report http://albertawilderness.ca/issues/wildlands/areas-of-concern/little-smoky/archive/2013-05-07-awas-letter-to-alberta-energy-minister-hughes-thanks-and-next AWA's letter to Alberta Energy Minister Hughes thanking the Alberta government for deferring new mineral rights sales in the Little Smoky and A La Peche caribou ranges, and requesting measures for existing energy lease holders to maintain and restore caribou habitat there. No publisher ccampbell Conventional Oil and Gas Archive Oil Sands Archive Little Smoky Archive Caribou Archive 2013-05-23T23:21:34Z File http://albertawilderness.ca/news/2013/2013-05-03-awa-news-release-alberta-defers-new-energy-leasing-in-two-caribou-herd-ranges For the first time, Alberta is deferring the sale of new mineral rights across the entire range of two of its fifteen caribou herds until Cabinet first adopts range plans describing how critical habitat will be protected to recover those two populations. In a letter yesterday to Alberta Wilderness Association (AWA), Alberta Energy Minister Ken Hughes stated that effective immediately, new mineral rights sales will be halted across the Little Smoky and A La Peche herd ranges northeast of Jasper National Park until range plans are approved in 2014. AWA welcomes this decision by the Redford government as a good first step in the survival chances of these two caribou herds. No publisher ccampbell Front Page News Caribou Archive Conventional Oil and Gas Archive News Archive Unconventional Oil and Gas Archive 2013 News Archive Little Smoky Archive News Release Oil Sands Archive 2013-05-03T21:17:50Z Report http://albertawilderness.ca/issues/wildlands/areas-of-concern/little-smoky/archive/2013-05-02-ab-energy-minister-defers-issuing-new-mineral-rights-in-two-caribou-ranges In a May 2, 2013 letter to Alberta WIlderness ASsociation, Alberta Energy Minster Ken Hughes states that effective immediately, new mineral rights sales will be halted across the Little Smoky and A La Peche caribou ranges north of Jasper National Park until Cabinet approves range plans in 2014. No publisher ccampbell Caribou Archive Conventional Oil and Gas Archive Unconventional Oil and Gas Archive Little Smoky Archive Oil Sands Archive 2013-05-03T20:51:09Z File http://albertawilderness.ca/news/2013/2013-04-24-awa-news-release-alberta-again-violates-caribou-policies-with-todays-energy-leasing Today the Alberta government will once again violate its own caribou policy and the federal caribou recovery strategy by auctioning yet more new oil and gas leases in the ranges of threatened Alberta caribou, including in the Little Smoky range that is more than 95% disturbed. Alberta Wilderness Association (AWA) calls on the government to cease this irresponsible energy development approach and act on its promises to maintain and restore caribou habitat. No publisher ccampbell Front Page News Caribou Archive Conventional Oil and Gas Archive News Archive Unconventional Oil and Gas Archive 2013 News Archive Little Smoky Archive News Release Oil Sands Archive 2013-05-03T21:28:44Z Report http://albertawilderness.ca/issues/wildlife/caribou/archive/2013-04-19-fewer-winter-trails-will-help-jasper-caribou AWA's letter to Parks Canada supporting their proposal to restrict winter recreational access, from November through the end of February, within the habitat of three sensitive Jasper National Park caribou populations. AWA also urges reduced winter access into the Maligne caribou range and preventing ski hill expansion into caribou range. No publisher ccampbell Front Page News National Parks Archive Caribou Archive 2013-04-19T23:02:31Z File http://albertawilderness.ca/news/2013/2013-03-20-awa-news-release-march-2013-energy-lease-sales-break-alberta-caribou-policy The Alberta government is selling new petroleum and natural gas lease sales in five threatened caribou range areas in March 2013, including in an auction that closes today, despite already unacceptably high industrial disturbance of caribou habitat in those areas. Alberta Wilderness Association (AWA) calls on the Alberta government to cease new surface leasing and new disturbance permits in Alberta caribou ranges and to make good on its promises to maintain and restore caribou habitat. No publisher ccampbell Front Page News Caribou Archive News Archive Bistcho Archive 2013 News Archive Little Smoky Archive News Release Chinchaga Archive Oil Sands Archive 2013-03-20T14:30:24Z Report http://albertawilderness.ca/issues/wildlands/areas-of-concern/little-smoky/archive/2013-02-06-open-letter-to-ab-energy-minister-defer-new-leases-within-threatened-little-smoky-caribou-range An open letter to Alberta Minister of Energy Ken Hughes, requesting deferral of planned energy lease sales as a step towards responsible habitat management for this caribou population at imminent risk of local extinction. No publisher ccampbell Conventional Oil and Gas Archive Unconventional Oil and Gas Archive Little Smoky Archive Caribou Archive 2013-02-06T14:31:26Z File http://albertawilderness.ca/Act-Now/action-alerts/2013-02-06-awa-wilderness-wildlife-defenders-request-ab-energy-minister-defer-new-leases-in-threatened-little-smoky-caribou-range In violation of Alberta’s 2011 woodland caribou policy that places an immediate priority on maintaining caribou habitat, Alberta Energy plans auctions of new oil and gas leases within the Little Smoky caribou range in west central Alberta on February 7, March 7 and April 25, 2013. Please take a moment to write Energy Minister Ken Hughes to request these lease sales be deferred until habitat can be restored for the Little Smoky caribou population, which is at imminent risk of local extinction. No publisher ccampbell Caribou Archive Conventional Oil and Gas Archive Unconventional Oil and Gas Archive 2013 Action Alerts Archive Action Alert Alerts Archive Little Smoky Archive 2013-06-14T05:11:09Z File http://albertawilderness.ca/news/2013/2013-02-06-awa-news-release-stop-alberta-energy-leases-in-threatened-little-smoky-caribou-range In violation of Alberta’s 2011 woodland caribou policy that places an immediate priority on maintaining caribou habitat, Alberta Energy plans auctions of new oil and gas leases within the Little Smoky caribou range on February 7, March 7 and April 25, 2013. This herd’s habitat is already 95% disturbed, according to Environment Canada. Alberta Wilderness Association (AWA) has issued an open letter to Alberta’s Energy Minister urging him to defer these lease sales as a step towards responsible habitat management for this herd at imminent risk of local extinction. No publisher ccampbell Front Page News Caribou Archive Conventional Oil and Gas Archive News Archive 2013 News Archive Little Smoky Archive News Release 2013-02-06T14:36:27Z Report http://albertawilderness.ca/news/2012/2012-12-18-awa-new-release-new-road-in-little-smoky-caribou-range-mocks-alberta-policy A new road built in the last several weeks by Tourmaline Oil Corp. within critical habitat of the threatened Little Smoky caribou herd in west central Alberta shows the Alberta government is not following its own 2011 caribou policy. Alberta Wilderness Association (AWA) calls on the Alberta government to protect threatened caribou in this and other ranges in Alberta. No publisher ccampbell Front Page News Caribou Archive News Archive Little Smoky Archive News Release 2012 News Archive 2012-12-18T00:51:44Z Report http://albertawilderness.ca/issues/wildlife/caribou/archive/2012-10-12-athabasca-chipewyan-first-nation-presents-innovative-caribou-co-management-plan Wild Lands Advocate update, August 2012, by Nigel Douglas. Report on a caribou plan proposed by the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation that would see the establishment of two "zones" - a Protection Zone and a Stewardship Zone - within ACFN homelands in northeastern Alberta aimed at the protection and restoration of Caribou habitat. No publisher snichols Front Page News Caribou Archive Bison Archive 2012-09-28T20:06:16Z Report http://albertawilderness.ca/issues/wildlife/caribou/archive/2012-10-03-canadians-willing-to-make-sacrifices-to-recover-caribou-in-our-national-parks Wild Lands Advocate update, August 2012, by Nigel Douglas. A recently-released Parks Canada report reveals the findings that Canadians support renewed efforts to recover threatened caribou in the Rocky Mountain National Parks, even if that means some compromises have to be made. No publisher snichols Front Page News Species At Risk Archive National Parks Archive Caribou Archive 2012-09-27T18:20:53Z Report