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March 10, 2015
AWA Wilderness & Wildlife Defenders: OHV Event in Ghost & Castle
Areas of the Castle and Ghost/Waiparous Public Land Use Zones are proposed locations for two…
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• Action Alerts
• Headwaters
• Native Coldwater Fish
March 10, 2015
AWA Letter to ESRD Minister: Two Upcoming OHV Events Planned for Castle and Ghost
AWA is pre-emptively alerting the Alberta government to two upcoming off-highway vehicle events, one planned…
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• Castle
• Headwaters
• Native Coldwater Fish
March 8, 2015
AWA Statement of Concern: Shell Application for Lake Water for Fracking in Little Smoky Duvernay Region
AWA’s Statement of Concern to the Alberta Energy Regulator on Shell’s application to use up…
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• Caribou
• Little Smoky
• Oil and Gas
• Peace River
March 6, 2015
AWA News Release: Postponed Major New Energy Lease Sales A Good Step for Endangered Alberta Mountain Caribou
Today the Alberta government postponed a major auction of new oil and gas leases on…
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• Caribou
• Kakwa
• Little Smoky
• News Release
March 5, 2015
AWA News Release: Major New Energy Lease Sales Imminent in Endangered Alberta Caribou Habitat
On March 11, the Alberta government plans a major auction of new oil and gas…
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• Caribou
• Kakwa
• Little Smoky
• News Release
• Oil and Gas
March 1, 2015
Wildlife Management Technique Review: Killing Neck Snares Used to Capture Canids in Canada
Click to read a review of the humaneness and selectivity of killing neck snares used…
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• Wolves
February 20, 2015
AWA News Release: Alberta Steps Up Fracking-Caused Earthquake Oversight
On February 19, the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) ordered oil and gas operators in west…
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• Caribou
• Little Smoky
• News Release
• Oil and Gas
• Peace River
• Pipelines
February 11, 2015
ESRD’s response letter to AWA: OHV events in Livingstone-Porcupine
As a follow up to AWA’s meeting with ESRD staff on January 14, 2015, they…
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• Headwaters
• Livingstone-Porcupine
• Native Coldwater Fish
• Species at Risk
February 5, 2015
AWA Letter to Premier and AER on Fracking Earthquake and Ecological Risks in West Central Alberta
AWA’s letter asks for effective cumulative effects management of serious and growing risks to water…
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• Caribou
• Little Smoky
• Oil and Gas
• Peace River
• Pipelines
February 1, 2015
An Impossible Dream? Biodiversity in Alberta’s Largest Urban Centres
Planning for ecological functioning is probably not what comes to mind when thinking of urban…
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• Biodiversity
• WLA Archive
January 23, 2015
Environment Canada Amends Sage-grouse Recovery Strategy
Mark Wayland, Head, Species at Risk Recovery, CWS, Environment Canada wrote the following in an…
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• Grasslands
• Public Lands
• Sage-grouse
• Species at Risk
January 23, 2015
Fact Sheet: Agricultural Producers and the Emergency Protection Order
2015 Government of Canada fact sheet intended for agricultural producers: “The Sage-Grouse is an endangered…
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• Sage-grouse