January 17, 2006
AWA News Release: Wildlife Killed To Make Way For Energy Extraction — Wolves and Caribou Suffer in Alberta’s Little Smoky
The Government of Alberta and the energy industry’s stated commitment to wildlife conservation and rescuing…
Defending Wild Alberta
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Our vision is for the Wild Spaces shown on this map to remain wild – forever. Some of these areas are essential cores that require protection to complete a provincial protected areas network. Other Wild Spaces may function as corridors or transition zones, and still others require sound management to achieve the working landscape ideal, where economic development is integrated with conservation and stewardship objectives.
Take a moment to explore each of Alberta’s Natural Regions. The currently protected areas are in green and AWA’s proposed areas for conservation are in gold.
Sources: Alberta Wilderness Association, 2019, Alberta Environment and Parks, 2019. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Alberta.
Navigating tips:
Natural Region: Click on a Natural Region to find out more information about its current status, to view protected areas and AWA’s Areas of Concern.
Area of Concern: Click on an area of concern (in gold) to learn about it. Select “Learn more” to visit the webpage for an Area of Concern.
Reset the map: Reset the map by clicking the button in the bottom left corner.
Download a PDF copy of AWA’s Wild Alberta map here (8.4MB PDF)
AWA dedicates this map and the work we do related to mapping Alberta’s Wild Spaces to the memory of our dear friend and colleague Herbert G. Kariel. Herb was a long time supporter and on his passing left AWA a generous bequest. Our work producing maps of Alberta’s wild spaces helps all of us learn more about our land and its geography and the vision for protected vital landscapes that Herb held dear.
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January 11, 2006
ENGO News Release: Secrecy Surrounds Alberta’s Spring Grizzly Bear Hunt Decision
News release, January 11, 2006, from AWA, Defenders of Wildlife and Defenders of Wildlife 20060111_nr_engos_grizzly_hunt.pdf
January 1, 2006
Petition to Protect Tiny Cryptanthe and Sand Verbena
Petition sent by AWA, Federation of Alberta Naturalists, Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, Nature Canada…
December 15, 2005
Petition in Support of an Emergency Order under the Species at Risk Act to protect Woodland Caribou in Alberta
Petition in Support of an Emergency Order under the Species at Risk Act to protect…
December 1, 2005
Grizzly Bears Face Defining Year
Wild Lands Advocate article, December 2005, by Nigel Douglas 20051200_ar_wla_grizzly_future_ndouglas.pdf
December 1, 2005
New Alberta Caribou Committee Ready to Move Forward
Wild Lands Advocate article, December 2005, by David Samson. 200512_AR_WL3.pdf
December 1, 2005
Wild Bison Return to Heart of Historic Range
December 1, 2005
Alberta Greater Sage-Grouse Recovery Plan 2005-2010
December 1, 2005
Alberta Greater Sage-Grouse Recovery Plan 2005-2010
Alberta government Recovery Plan 20051200_rp_goa_sagegrouse_recovery_plan.pdf
October 1, 2005
Grizzly Bears in and Around Banff National Park
Final report of the Eastern Slopes Grizzly Bear Project 20050000_rp_grizzly_esgbp_finalreport.pdf
October 1, 2005
Harlequin Ducks Dismissed by Federal Court in Cheviot Case
Wild Lands Advocate article, October 2005, by David Samson. Harlequin ducks have effectively been served…
October 1, 2005
Will a New Committee Really Save the Woodland Caribou?
Wild Lands Advocate article, October 2005, by David Samson. 200510_AR_WL2.pdf