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What's more, new soon-to-be-published research that I led shows there may be less than 1,000 wolverines left in the entire province of Alberta. Only about a quarter of those are breeding females ...
An Alberta wildlife rescue centre is currently caring for 20 injured animals, but says that number could rise into the hundreds over the next couple of weeks. ...
The Alberta government said it created a new, multi-pronged approach to wildlife management because of an increase in "problem grizzlies" and growing elk populations.
Toronto, Dec. 13, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- World Wildlife Fund Canada lauds the Government of Alberta for acting to stop climate change and reverse the decline of wildlife. The announcement today ...
The Alberta government will permit selective grizzly bear hunts should they meet certain criteria, raising concerns from environmentalists who worry about the impacts on a threatened species.
After banning the practice for nearly two decades, the Alberta government is bringing back grizzly bear hunting. Officials say the recent change to Alberta’s Wildlife Act is necessary to tamp down on ...
And then the best thing to do is to call the local rescue facility or Alberta Fish and Wildlife." This article, written by Kylee Pedersen, was originally published by CBC News on May 5, 2024.
Alberta banned grizzly hunting in 2006 and the bears were listed as threatened in the province in 2010. At the time, the grizzly population was estimated to be between 700 and 800.
Though Alberta’s Banff National Park is home to an amazing and healthy wildlife population, it also welcomes about 3.5 million visitors every year. In addition, 4.5 million humans drive through ...
An Alberta wildlife photographer and conservationist is calling for changes to the province's cougar hunting laws after a female cougar with kittens was killed near Canmore.