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CPAWS Statement in Response to Auditor General’s audit of Alberta Environment and Protected areas Surface Water Management
CPAWS Northern Alberta would like to see water conservation objectives and water management plans established for all water basins in…
Changes to Alberta’s Wildlife Act lack evidence of effectively reducing human-bear conflict
CPAWS statement on Government of Alberta changes to the Wildlife Act to re-instate hunting as a management tool for ‘problem’…
Province releases survey on the development of a new strategic vision for recreation and conservation in Alberta’s provincial parks
On June 19, the Government of Alberta released a survey soliciting public feedback on the creation of a new ‘Plan…
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…
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…
Bill 204 has passed. What does that mean for a national urban park in the Edmonton region? We don’t know.
On April 8th 2024, Private Member’s Bill 204, the Municipal Government (National Urban Parks) Amendment Act, 2023 was given its…
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Wildlife Keep Being Harmed from Tailings Ponds at the Hands of Negligence
CNRL knowingly let birds use islands that had formed within tailings ponds as a nesting site. Over 400 birds died.…
2024 August Newsletter
CPAWS Northern Alberta’s monthly newsletter, focusing on Alberta’s forests and forestry practices within them.…
Wildfire Risk: Untangling what we can and cannot change
Wildfires are a natural part of Alberta’s landscapes, but the risks faced by people, wildlife and ecosystems from bigger, more…
2024 July Newsletter
CPAWS Northern Alberta’s monthly newsletter, putting parks at the local, provincial and national level front and centre.…
2024 June Newsletter
CPAWS Northern Alberta’s monthly newsletter, recounting our staff canoe trip on the North Saskatchewan.…
2024 May Newsletter
CPAWS Northern Alberta’s monthly newsletter with a focus on the state of caribou conservation in Alberta.…
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CPAWS Publications
CPAWS NAB Annual Report 2023-2024
Last Updated Oct 8, 2024
BioBlitz in Alberta’s Rocky Mountains
Last Updated Oct 8, 2024
CPAWS NAB Annual Report 2022-2023
Last Updated Oct 8, 2024
CPAWS’ and the David Suzuki Foundation’s Report – Population Critical: How are Caribou Faring?
Last Updated Oct 8, 2024
CPAWS Guide to Caribou Range Planning Volume 3 Northwest Alberta
Last Updated Oct 8, 2024
CPAWS Guide to Caribou Range Planning Volume 2 Little Smoky
Last Updated Oct 8, 2024
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