December 22, 2014
AWA Comments on Short-Horned Lizard Draft Federal Recovery Strategy
Today AWA submitted comments on the federal recovery strategy for the endangered greater short-horned lizard….
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We recognize the inherent value of nature and the myriad benefits humankind derives from it. AWA seeks secure interconnected habitats that are representative of Alberta’s natural landscapes and ecological processes, and that sustain the full complement of indigenous wildlife populations. AWA supports the conservation of wildlife populations in their natural environment and as a public resource.
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December 17, 2014
Three Bat Species Listed as Endangered under SARA
The Government of Canada has now added three species of bats to the List of…
December 15, 2014
Star Creek Logging Haul Road
Canfor logging company has begun the construction of a main logging haul road in the…
December 14, 2014
Star Creek Photos
Images from Star Creek Valley taken by brilliant photographer Jose Quiroz
December 8, 2014
AWA Wilderness & Wildlife Defenders: Stop Star Creek Logging
Dear Wilderness Defender, AWA has learned that the experimental logging of Star Creek is going…
December 3, 2014
AWA’s Letter to GOA Re: AB Wildlife Regulation Revision
AWA letter to AESRD Minister Fawcett and Stantec consultant Brian Joubert providing comments on the…
December 1, 2014
Shifting Ecosystems Require Shifting Priorities
Wild Lands Advocate article, December 2014, by Lindsey Wallis. Alberta needs to adapt its biodiversity…
December 1, 2014
Alberta Species At Risk – Pikas
Pikas face an extremely uncertain future in a habitat highly susceptible to the vagaries of…
December 1, 2014
The Anthropocene Has Arrived
Wild Lands Advocate article, December 2014, by David Reid. Four billion years of Earth’s history…
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…
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…
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…