Letter to the Minister: Concerns over the recent changes to Alberta’s hunting regulations
August 15, 2025
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Black bear (Ursus americanus). Photo © N. Douglas.
Alberta Wilderness Association (AWA) is deeply concerned by the further changes to the province’s hunting regulations made this summer without wide public notice.
Changes include:
- Allowing dogs to help hunt black bears.
- Wasting meat for double-crested cormorants.
- Expanding hunting seasons for elk and black bear.
- Lowering the minimum age to hunt big game to 10 years old.
AWA wrote to the Minister of Forestry and Parks to voice these concerns and to request a meeting. We emphasize that, as previously, these changes were made without public consultation and with little scientific evidence.
Our full letter can be found here.