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29 Jan The story of Caribou policy in action, or is that inaction

Posted at 13:54h in Cumulative Effects, Land Use, Nature and Biodiversity, Species at Risk by Jason Unger 0 Comments

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A recent story of a road being built in the Little Smokey Caribou range reflects the provincial government’s narrative of the demise of a species. ...

10 Oct Optimistic policy is not what Woodland Caribou need

Posted at 10:16h in Land Use, Nature and Biodiversity, Species at Risk by Jason Unger 1 Comment

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The federal Recovery Strategy for the Woodland Caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou), Boreal population, in Canada was posted recently and the outlook remains bleak for Alberta’s...

02 Sep The one-two punch for Alberta’s Caribou

Posted at 13:51h in Cumulative Effects, Land Use, Nature and Biodiversity, Species at Risk by Jason Unger 1 Comment

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Within the past 7 days the federal and provincial governments published documents that may result in Alberta’s Woodland Caribou going down for the count. These...

04 Aug Court wonders why some caribou herds need not survive

Posted at 15:36h in Land Use, Nature and Biodiversity, Species at Risk by Jason Unger 2 Comments

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A recent decision of the Federal Court has resulted in the setting aside of the federal Minister of Environment’s decision not to recommend to the...

18 May Alberta Conservation Association: Conservation travel app makes Alberta’s wild outdoors accessible to everyone

Posted at 10:19h in Nature and Biodiversity, Parks & Recreation, Public Participation by Environmental Law Centre (ELC) 0 Comments

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EDMONTON, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - May 12, 2011) - Alberta Conservation Association (ACA) just launched the Alberta Outdoor Adventure Guide iPhone travel app. The app profiles over...

07 Jul Alberta’s declining grizzly bears, how low can we aim for species protection?

Posted at 13:58h in Land Use, Nature and Biodiversity, Species at Risk by Environmental Law Centre 0 Comments

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Current plans, even if implemented appear to aim to keep the species in a perpetually threatened and in a declining habitat, without a truly viable...

22 Jan Alberta’s Woodland Caribou – Can laws alone protect species at risk?

Posted at 10:01h in Cumulative Effects, Land Use, Nature and Biodiversity, Species at Risk by Environmental Law Centre 9 Comments

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In the wake of two major species at risk victories in the Federal Court of Canada in 2009 it is time to re-examine how...