June 19, 2012
ENGO News Release: High Number of Grizzly Bear Removals Threatens Population Recovery
The Alberta government’s new report on 2011 grizzly bear recovery reveals a disturbing trend that…
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June 7, 2012
Constrained Conservation: Obstacles to Sage-grouse Conservation and Recovery in Alberta
Wild Lands Advocate article, April 2012, by Madeline Wilson, reviewing a recent study into the…
May 17, 2012
Caribou Habitat Protection: It’s Urgent to Reduce Industry’s Bootprint
Wild Lands Advocate article, April 2012, by Carolyn Campbell, examines the current state of provincial…
May 10, 2012
The Broader View: AWA’s 2012 Priorities
Wild Lands Advocate article, April 2012, by Sean Nichols highlights the first two of ten…
April 26, 2012
AFCN Stewardship Strategy for Caribou and Wood Bison
Athabasca Chipewyan First Nations stewardship strategy for woodland caribou, barren ground caribou and wood bison…
March 28, 2012
ENGO News Release: Death of Grizzly an Ominous Start to 2012 Season
It’s been two years since grizzly bears were listed as Threatened under the Alberta Wildlife…
February 16, 2012
AWA News Release: Canadians Can Stop Massive Wolf Kill
The deadline for Canadians to comment on the federal government’s massive wolf-kill caribou recovery strategy…
February 8, 2012
Lessons in Conservation from the Great Growling Grizzlies
Wild Lands Advocate article, December 2011, by Cathy Wilson, Madeline Wilson, and Nigel Douglas. Lessons…
February 3, 2012
AWA News Release: Beyond Monitoring – Responsible Management Needed for Oilsands Wildlife and Wetlands Impacts
Today, forty five years after the first tar sands mines started, the federal government has…
February 3, 2012
COSEWIC Recommends Emergency Order to List Three Bat Species as Endangered
News release from COSEWIC (Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada) that their…
February 1, 2012
Scientific Comment on Draft Caribou Recovery Strategy
The February 2012 submission by Scientific Advisors to the Boreal Caribou Science Management Committee of…
January 31, 2012
Southern Mountain Caribou Conservation Strategy
AWA ‘s letter to Parks Canada commenting on the proposed Conservation Strategy for Southern Mountain…