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Jasper National Park takes steps toward caribou breeding program, but still needs to address existing backcountry access threats

Jasper National Park has found strong scientific support for building a conservation breeding program to boost woodland caribou numbers inside…
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Government halts some coal exploration during ongoing consultation: positive momentum that needs to keep going

CPAWS Southern and Northern Alberta Chapters are happy to hear that more than 25,000 Albertans participated in the initial Coal…
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Government’s new coal consultation misses the mark, failing to engage with Albertans on the issues they care about most

Yesterday’s announcement from the Government of Alberta launching the consultation process for a new Coal Policy does not address CPAWS…
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Alberta unveils two new land use plans to achieve caribou recovery

The Government of Alberta has released two draft plans for caribou recovery in the northeast and northwest of the province,…
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CPAWS Statement on Alberta Budget 2021

CPAWS Southern and Northern Alberta Chapters have a mixed reaction to the Government of Alberta’s new provincial budget.…
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Jasper National Park Caribou: Statement by Recreational Users and Conservationists

We are very concerned that today, February 16, Parks Canada is lifting its winter-time backcountry access restrictions in Jasper National…
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Park expansion in northeast Alberta protects critical habitat for woodland caribou and wood bison

EDMONTON, AB – A significant expansion to the Kitaskino Nuwenëné Wildland Park, first established in 2019, was announced by the…
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CPAWS Celebrates Reinstatement of Alberta Coal Policy, but More Protections Urgently Needed for Eastern Slopes of the Rockies

Today’s announcement from the Minister of Energy on the reinstatement of the 1976 Coal Policy is a significant step forward.…
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Recreational Users and Conservationists Come Together to Protect Tonquin Caribou in Jasper National Park

EDMONTON, AB – Caribou in Jasper National Park are on the brink of extinction. Backcountry and conservation groups are calling…
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Too little, too late: “Pause” on new coal leases fails to address ongoing threat of coal development in Alberta’s Rocky Mountains

CPAWS Southern and Northern Alberta chapters are concerned that the Minister of Energy has not heard the real concerns of…
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“The good news Albertans needed”: Provincial government announces 175 Alberta parks sites will no longer be delisted or closed

CPAWS Northern and Southern Alberta Chapters are happy to see the Government of Alberta’s announcement that all parks included in…
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CPAWS celebrates Canada’s nearly $60 million commitment to Wood Buffalo National Park

EDMONTON, AB – Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Jonathan Wilkinson, has announced a $59.9 million funding commitment for the…
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