Wildlife Management

December 4, 2024

AWA Statement: Cougar hunting allowed in Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park

A PDF of this statement is available here.   On December 1, just as the…

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November 21, 2024

Letter to Minister Loewen requesting the immediate reinstatement of trapping limits for furbearers

AWA wrote to Minister Todd Loewen, Forestry and Parks, opposing the removal of trapping limits…

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November 19, 2024

News release: New information indicates Alberta government ignored science in decision to hand over wildlife management to trappers

Recent data, available to the Government of Alberta, shows updated wolverine population counts of less…

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November 7, 2024

Minister response to AWA concerns on hunting “problem” grizzly bears

In response to Alberta Wilderness Association’s letter expressing our concerns with allowing hunting of “problem”…

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November 6, 2024

AWA Statement: Unacceptable Removal of Trapping Limits on Furbearing Animals

Alberta Minister of Forestry and Parks Todd Loewen has quietly removed yet another restriction that…

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