May 10, 2024
AWA comments on proposed amendments to the List of Species under the Species at Risk Act
Over the last couple of months, the Minister of Environment and Climate Change Canada has…
AWA is committed to the protection of publicly owned wildlife, wild lands, and wild waters in Alberta.
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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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May 8, 2024
How Aquatic Species — and Their Fates — Can Help Explain the Failings of the Species At Risk Act
What makes protecting endangered aquatic species more slippery than a freshly caught fish wriggling in…
May 7, 2024
Response from Minister on cougar hunting quotas
In response to AWA’s inquiry about the cougar hunt, Minister Loewen responded with the belief…
April 29, 2024
Joint ENGO Letter to Alberta: 2023 Wildfire Season Significantly Impacted Caribou Habitat, and Highlighted Shortcomings in Caribou Range Plans
CPAWS Northern Alberta, Alberta Wilderness Association and The Alberta Chapter of the Wildlife Society wrote…
April 26, 2024
From Canopy to Currents: Exploring the Forest-Water Connection
Even when reforestation is successful, managed forests are not equal to natural forests when it…
April 25, 2024
News Release: Alberta Chooses Racetrack Over Threatened Species Protection
Rosebud Valley is an ecologically important region and provides habitat for bank swallow and other…
April 25, 2024
Save the Rosebud News Release: Alberta Environmental Appeals Board approves Badlands Racetrack that destroys critical habitat for federally listed species at risk
The following news release was sent by Save the Rosebud, who have worked with AWA…
April 8, 2024
Letter to Minister Loewen on increasing cougar hunting quotas
AWA wrote to Minister Loewen asking for the rationale behind the increase in female cougar…
March 19, 2024
Action Alert: Speak up for Banff’s ecosystems
Dear valued AWA members, As you may have heard, plans are underway to rehabilitate Banff’s…
March 15, 2024
Action Alert: Bison must be listed as wildlife in Alberta
Designating bison as wildlife is long overdue. The current classification of a wild species as…
March 15, 2024
Joint letter requesting bison be listed as wildlife
Free-ranging bison, apart from in a few specialized regions, are still considered livestock in Alberta….
March 13, 2024
Newsletter: Alberta released sage-grouse status report
Alberta’s latest report on the greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) should be a warning: if urgent…