Alberta’s new caribou range plans miss the mark on Indigenous-led conservation and fail to effectively protect habitat
The Government of Alberta has finalized two important land use plans for caribou in the northeast and northwest of the…
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. …
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…
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…
Jasper’s Caribou Need Stronger Access Management as Conservation Breeding Plan Advances
Conservation groups are calling Parks Canada’s plans to advance a proposal for caribou conservation breeding in Jasper National Park a tragic…
The Worst Place to Clearcut in Alberta? Caribou, Wolves and Endangered Trout Think So
New logging cutblocks are imminent in a particularly inappropriate corner of West Fraser Hinton’s forestry tenure area in west central Alberta. Logging…
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…
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,…
Survey guide for Albertans on sizeable protected area expansion in northeast Alberta
A significant expansion to the Kitaskino Nuwenëné Wildland Park, first established in 2019, was recently proposed by the Government of Alberta in early February. You…
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.…
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…
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…