January 6, 2025
A Decade of the Buffalo Treaty: Celebrating Buffalo, Culture, and Connections to the Land
Ten years later, the Treaty has been ratified by nations from across North America and…
AWA is committed to the protection of publicly owned wildlife, wild lands, and wild waters in Alberta.
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We recognize the inherent value of nature and the myriad benefits humankind derives from it. AWA seeks secure interconnected habitats that are representative of Alberta’s natural landscapes and ecological processes, and that sustain the full complement of indigenous wildlife populations. AWA supports the conservation of wildlife populations in their natural environment and as a public resource.
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December 20, 2024
Response from Minister on unlimited trapping of furbearing animals
Minister Loewen wrote the following in response to our letter regarding the lifting of trapping…
December 17, 2024
Joint ENGO Letter to ECCC Re: Request for Imminent Threat Assessment for Southern Mountain Caribou
On Tuesday, December 17, 2024, the Alberta Chapter of the Wildlife Society, Canadian Parks and…
December 17, 2024
Proceeding 449: Public Hearing on Summit Coal’s Mine 14 Project
On December 17, 2024, AWA requested to participate in the AER’s public hearing on applications…
December 13, 2024
Letter to Minister Loewen requesting information on cougar hunting expansion
Regarding the recent expansion of cougar hunting, AWA wrote to Todd Loewen, Minister of Forestry…
December 11, 2024
Send a Letter: Reverse the decision to expand cougar hunting
Todd Loewen, Minister of Forestry and Parks, has expanded cougar hunting, acting against the recommendations…
December 11, 2024
News Release: Alberta Minister gives questionable cougar numbers, maintains conflicting ties to hunting industry
Dec. 11, 2024 A PDF of this news release is available here. Evidence suggests that…
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…
December 3, 2024
Northback Public Hearing: Transcript of AWA’s Oral Presentation
On December 3, 2024, AWA presented in the public hearing on Northback Holdings’ applications to explore Grassy…
November 25, 2024
Detailed comments to inform the South Saskatchewan Regional Plan (SSRP) survey
The government of Alberta is currently doing their 10-year review of the South Saskatchewan Regional…
November 21, 2024
AWA Opposition to Spur Petroleum Ltd.’s Proposed Mikkwa Exploration Project
On Thursday, November 21, 2024, Alberta Wilderness Association (AWA) sent a letter to Little Red…
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…