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July 25, 2014
AWA News Release: Parks Canada Rejection of Maligne Lodge in Jasper is Good News for Wildlife, Ecological Integrity; Development Concerns Remain
In a decision announced on July 25, 2014, Parks Canada has rejected a 66-room luxury…
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• Caribou
• Grizzly Bears
• National Parks
• News Release
• Protected Areas
• Species at Risk
July 23, 2014
AWA News Release: South Saskatchewan Regional Plan: A Missed Opportunity for Protection of Important Natural Landscapes
The South Saskatchewan Regional Plan released today by the Alberta government is a small improvement…
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• Grasslands
• Headwaters
• News Release
• Protected Areas
• Public Lands
• Rivers
• Rocky Mountain and Foothills Forests
• Species at Risk
• Wetlands
July 23, 2014
South Saskatchewan Regional Plan
The Land Use Framework (LUF) divides the province into seven regions based on major watersheds,…
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• Bison
• Energy
• Grizzly Bears
• Headwaters
• LUF
• Native Coldwater Fish
• Protected Areas
• Public Lands
• Rocky Mountain and Foothills Forests
• Sage-grouse
June 25, 2014
AWA News Release: Today’s Alberta Sales of Endangered Caribou Habitat Ignore Public Opposition and Science
Despite opposition from Alberta’s three main opposition parties, two major daily newspapers, and major hunting…
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• Archive
• Caribou
• News Release
June 9, 2014
AWA News Release: Alberta Selling Endangered Caribou Habitat to Produce Its Oil and Gas
This week, Alberta’s Energy Minister visits crude oil customers in Delaware, Philadelphia and New York…
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• Archive
• Caribou
• News Release
June 4, 2014
AWA News Release: Impending Alberta Energy Leasing in Endangered Mountain Caribou Habitat Counter to New Federal Recovery Strategy
The federal southern mountain caribou recovery strategy finalized yesterday sets a goal to increase all…
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• Archive
• Caribou
• News Release
May 26, 2014
Sage-grouse Protectors
Wildlands Advocate article, April 2014, by Nigel Douglas. The Sage-grouse Partnership (SGP) and the fate…
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• Milk River - Sage Creek
• Sage-grouse
• WLA Archive
May 22, 2014
Alberta Wilderness & Wildlife Defenders: Help Stop New Energy Leasing in Endangered Mountain Caribou Ranges
The Alberta government plans to sell new energy leases in endangered mountain caribou ranges. Last…
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• Action Alerts
• Archive
• Caribou
May 21, 2014
Bee Aware – The Use of Neonicotinoid Pesticides
Wild Lands Advocate article, April 2014, by Brittany Verbeek. Neonicotinoids have rapidly become the most…
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• Wildlife
• WLA Archive
May 13, 2014
Birds and Tar Sands Tailings Ponds: Ever Safe to Land?
Wild Lands Advocate article, April 2014, by Carolyn Campbell. The Oil Sands Regional Bird Monitoring…
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• Boreal Forest
• Oil Sands
• Wildlife
• WLA Archive
May 12, 2014
AWA News Release: Alberta Plans More Oil and Gas Lease Sales Where Endangered Mountain Caribou Live
In early May, Alberta’s ‘mountain’ caribou were assessed as Endangered – in immediate danger of…
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• Archive
• Bistcho
• Caribou
• Caribou Mountains
• Chinchaga
• Kakwa
• News Release
May 9, 2014
AWA Wilderness & Wildlife Defenders: Help Prevent a 2015 Sandhill Crane Hunt
A 2015 hunting season for Alberta’s sandhill cranes is being proposed. Proposals in previous years…
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• Action Alerts
• Species at Risk