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Alberta’s new draft sub-regional plans miss the mark for protecting caribou and nature

Four of Alberta’s largest environmental organizations have come together to raise the alarm about the impact three draft government sub-regional…
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Alberta’s sub-regional plans continue to put industrial development ahead of caribou survival and recovery

Three new draft sub-regional plans prioritize Alberta’s industrial intensification over the recovery of species that are already struggling to survive.…
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Alberta’s caribou get another lump of coal in their stockings

The draft South Athabasca Sub-Regional Plan (SRP), released on Wednesday, December 17, is a land-use plan that cedes ground to…
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Upper Smoky Sub-Regional Plan Sacrifices the Last Mountain Caribou

ENGOs comment on released Upper Smoky subregional landuse plan, plan lacks meaningful commitments to the conservation and recovery of Alberta’s…
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Open Letter to the Sustainable Forestry Initiative on Logging in Southern Mountain Caribou Habitat

Read the Full Report Read the Executive Summary See the Letter  For more information, contact:  Tara Russell, Program Director, CPAWS Northern [email protected]…
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Take Action to Save Alberta’s at-risk Southern Mountain Caribou 

Albertans can, and should, use their voice to advocate for the recovery of southern mountain caribou: learn how…
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Environmental Groups publish new report on impacts of proposed logging on at-risk caribou

A new report from CPAWS Northern Alberta, the Alberta Wilderness Association and the Alberta Chapter of the Wildlife Society highlights…
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Proposed Alberta government plan would wipe out two southern mountain caribou populations

The Government of Alberta released the draft Upper Smoky Sub-Regional plan which, if approved, would enable the U.S.A.-based timber company…
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Caribou conservation agreements failing caribou

Voluntary conservation agreements between provinces and the federal government are failing to protect and recover threatened caribou populations, recent progress…
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Alberta and Ontario lag on threatened boreal caribou recovery, federal report illustrates 

A new report published by Environment and Climate Change Canada highlights a glaring lack of progress made toward recovery of…
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Addressing the Impact of Wildfires on Caribou Recovery: A Call for Action

The intense wildfire season has highlighted limitations in the ability of the only two existing plans (Bistcho and Cold Lake)…
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