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CPAWS Northern Alberta celebrates early step towards a National Urban Park in the Edmonton region

CPAWS Northern Alberta is excited to have attended an announcement today by Parks Canada, the Minister of Environment and Climate…
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Government of Alberta’s new plan provides temporary relief from the risk of coal

On Friday March 4th, after nearly two years of collective public concern regarding the fate of the eastern slopes of…
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AWA & CPAWS joint statement concerning the additional sales of public lands to Mackenzie County 

On October 25th 2021, the Minister of Alberta Environment and Parks reaffirmed the Government of Alberta’s intent to sell 15,000…
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Logging Plan Paused in Alberta’s À La Pêche Caribou Range 

Conservation groups and trappers have learned that West Fraser Hinton has paused its controversial clearcut logging plan in critical habitat…
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Largest protection of boreal forest in the world grows even bigger through Indigenous leadership

The designation of an expansion of the Kitaskino Nuwenëné Wildland Park in northern Alberta has been finalized by the Government of Alberta.…
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Wolverines and coyotes competing for space in Rocky Mountains: New research reveals how industrial disturbances contribute to at-risk wolverine declines

New research finds that industrial disturbances in the Eastern Slopes of the Rocky Mountains play a role in the decline…
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Recommendations for the future of coal in Alberta’s Rocky Mountains still not public

CPAWS Northern and Southern Alberta chapters are disappointed that the long-awaited reports from Alberta’s Coal Policy Engagement committee are still…
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Wildlife Status for Wood Bison – Righting A Historical Wrong

The Government of Alberta has announced that wood bison in northern Alberta are officially a Threatened species, providing them protections…
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Trails Act Not a Substitute for Land Use Planning

Newly announced Bill 79, The Trails Act, is not a replacement for sorely needed land-use planning.  …
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Jasper National Park Takes Next Step to Help Caribou Survive Winters

Conservation groups welcome Parks Canada’s decision to extend backcountry access closures for the entire snow season in Jasper’s Tonquin and Brazeau caribou ranges, where caribou are on the brink of extirpation.  …
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New CPAWS report reveals proposed logging will have direct impacts on caribou and trout habitat in old-growth forest near Willmore Wilderness Park

A new CPAWS report reveals stark impacts on species at risk habitat for proposed logging in an intact piece of…
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Government map confirms plans to log old-growth forests near Grande Cache, increasing risks to threatened caribou

A newly released Government of Alberta map confirms long-term plans for substantial logging within at-risk caribou ranges in west-central Alberta…
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