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August 18, 2016
AWA News Release: Recovery Action for Westslope Cutthroat Trout Applauded
Alberta Environment and Parks has announced that off-highway vehicle (OHV) trail closures will occur in…
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• Livingstone-Porcupine
• Native Coldwater Fish
• News Release
August 11, 2016
AWA and Timberwolf Wilderness Society News Release: Overdue Action Plan for Native Cutthroat Trout Needed Now!
Alberta Wilderness Association (AWA) and Timberwolf Wilderness Society are demanding that the federal government obey…
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• Headwaters
• Native Coldwater Fish
• News Release
August 2, 2016
AWA and Timberwolf Wilderness Society Letter Re: Action Plan for Westslope Cutthroat Trout (Alberta Population)
August 2, 2016 The Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, P.C., M.P. Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the…
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• Headwaters
• Native Coldwater Fish
• Species at Risk
August 1, 2016
Conservation Corner: The New Wildlife Paparazzi
August 2016 Wildlands Advocate article, by Niki Wilson. You’re driving down Highway 93 between Jasper and Banff,…
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• National Parks
• Wildlife
• WLA Archive
August 1, 2016
Historic Woodland Caribou Draft Range Plan Released
August 2016 Wildlands Advocate article, by Carolyn Campbell. In June 2016, the Alberta government released a draft of…
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• Caribou
• Little Smoky
• Little Smoky
• Oil and Gas
• Pipelines
• Transmission Lines
• WLA Archive
August 1, 2016
Sage-grouse in Alberta – are they turning the corner on extirpation?
August 2016 Wildlands Advocate article, by Christyann Olson. We hope so! As our readers know greater sage-grouse are in desperate…
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• Sage-grouse
• WLA Archive
August 1, 2016
Hunting a Threatened Species: Why the Hay-Zama Hunt is Good for Bison and People
August 2016 Wildlands Advocate article, by Andrea Johancsik. Do you want to hunt bison in Hay-Zama? It…
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• Bison
• Hay-Zama
• Hay-Zama
• WLA Archive
August 1, 2016
Failing Grade for the Draft Grizzly Recovery Plan
August 2016 Wildlands Advocate article, by Joanna Skrajny. The Alberta Government has received its own failing grade…
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• Grizzly Bears
• Species at Risk
• WLA Archive
July 29, 2016
Wilderness Defenders: Alberta’s First Caribou Range Plan, Little Smoky – A La Peche
Alberta’s first caribou range plan has been released, and public comments are needed by August…
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• Action Alerts
• Caribou
• Little Smoky
• Oil and Gas
• Rocky Mountain and Foothills Forests
July 22, 2016
News Release, Ghost Valley Community: Recent Grizzly Attack on Ghost Public Lands
On Tuesday, July 19, a woman was attacked and seriously injured by a grizzly bear…
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• Grizzly Bears
June 27, 2016
Greater Sage-Grouse Numbers Continue to Climb in Alberta, Saskatchewan
Good nesting conditions, emergency protection order encouraging quirky bird’s population growth CALGARY — For the…
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• Sage-grouse
June 20, 2016
Wilderness Defenders: Grizzly Bear Draft Recovery Plan
Dear Wilderness Defender, The Alberta Government released its  draft Grizzly Bear Recovery Plan on June…
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• Action Alerts
• Grizzly Bears