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December 1, 2014
The Anthropocene Has Arrived
Wild Lands Advocate article, December 2014, by David Reid. Four billion years of Earth’s history…
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• Biodiversity
• Energy
• WLA Archive
December 1, 2014
AWA News Release: Alberta Wolf Kill Study – Root Cause of Caribou Decline Unchecked
A study published in late November revealed the Alberta government’s extensive wolf kill program in…
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• Caribou
• Little Smoky
• News Release
• Wolves
November 13, 2014
AWA News Release: Logging Threatens Caribou and Other Sensitive Species in Iconic Wilderness Park, Highlights Need for Willmore Management Plan
Approved and proposed logging operations immediately outside the boundary of the Willmore Wilderness Provincial Park…
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• Caribou
• News Release
• Protected Areas
• Rocky Mountain and Foothills Forests
• Species at Risk
• Willmore Wilderness
November 3, 2014
AWA News Release: Caribou Worse Off After 10 Years of Alberta Recovery Plan
Ten years after Alberta’s 2004-2014 woodland caribou recovery plan began, habitat disturbance keeps increasing far…
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• Caribou
• Caribou Mountains
• Chinchaga
• Kakwa
• Little Smoky
• News Release
• Oil and Gas
• Oil Sands
November 2, 2014
AWA Wilderness & Wildlife Defenders: Grasslands and Grizzlies on the Plains
Dear Wilderness Defender, Sensitive Milk River Ridge Grasslands and Grizzlies on the Plains Need Your…
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• Action Alerts
• Grasslands
• Grizzly Bears
• LUF
• Milk River Ridge
• Oil and Gas
• Protected Areas
• Public Lands
October 14, 2014
AWA News Release: Alberta Forestry Decimating Endangered West Central Caribou Habitat Despite Viable Alternatives
Extensive logging is occurring within and adjacent to two endangered west central Alberta caribou ranges,…
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• Caribou
• Forests
• Little Smoky
• News Release
• Species at Risk
October 10, 2014
AWA News Release: Alberta Oil-Gas-Oilsands Footprint Grows in Endangered Caribou Habitat Despite Viable Alternatives
An area the size of Prince Edward Island (over 560,000 hectares) has been auctioned for…
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• Caribou
• Little Smoky
• News Release
• Oil and Gas
• Oil Sands
October 1, 2014
De-fencing for Antelope
Wild Lands Advocate article, October 2014, by Brittany Verbeek. Alberta Fish and Game Association volunteers…
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• Grasslands
• Public Lands
• Wildlife
October 1, 2014
Focus: Alberta’s Species-at-Risk
Wild Lands Advocate, October 2014, by Nigel Douglas. Nigel discusses the ecology of the greater…
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• Sage-grouse
• Species at Risk
October 1, 2014
Conservation Corner: New Research Identifies Breeding Grizzly Bear Habitat
Wild Lands Advocate article, October 2014, by Niki Wilson. Conservation efforts need to focus on…
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• Grizzly Bears
October 1, 2014
Laws and Landscape Planning: Canadian Examples for Woodland Caribou Management
Wild Lands Advocate article, October 2014, by Carolyn Campbell Woodland caribou ranges are highly fragmented…
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• Caribou
• Species at Risk
October 1, 2014
Conserving the Greater Sage-Grouse: Learning from our American Cousins?
Wild Lands Advocate article, October 2014, by Ian Urquhart. American producers worry that including the…
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• Grasslands
• Sage-grouse
• Species at Risk