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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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
January 23, 2015
Fact Sheet: Agricultural Producers and the Sage-Grouse Recovery Strategy
2015 Government of Canada fact sheet intended for agricultural producers: “Successful recovery of the Sage-Grouse…
January 18, 2015
Postcards from Hidden Creek
Video from Hidden Creek in the Upper Oldman Headwaters, highlighting the state of logging in…
December 31, 2014
Amended Recovery Strategy for the Greater Sage-Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus urophasianus) in Canada
The federal, provincial, and territorial government signatories under the Accord for the Protection of Species…
December 30, 2014
Logging Proceeds in Star Creek Valley
Despite repeated expressions of community angst and serious environmental concerns, ESRD (Forestry Division), the University…