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		<title>Alberta&#8217;s Breeding Population 363 Grizzlies</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 03:48:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ken@tel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The total breeding population of grizzlies in Alberta is less than half of what is needed for the species to maintain a genetically healthy population. TANYA FOUBERT &#8211; the Fitzhugh During a recent speaking engagement Dr. Gordon Stenhouse elaborated on the province&#8217;s grizzly bear census findings.  The independent panel&#8217;s (re: Grizzly Status Report) take on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bear Guardians &#8211; Roadside Grizzlies</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:33:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ken@tel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Bear Guardian crew is composed of six Parks Canada interpreters trained to manage bear jams and provide a personal link to park visitors. They are out on the roads 7 days a week from mid-June until the end of September Parks Canada Website &#8211; link here A &#8216;google alert&#8217; brought me the following link [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alberta Wildlife in the News</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 21:56:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ken@tel</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[alberta caribou news]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alberta grizzlies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alberta grizzly news]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[October 09.10.22 &#8211; Grizzlies Moving to Lower Elevations for Food &#8211; The Fitzhugh 09.10.21 &#8211; K-country grizzly forces crab apple tree removal &#8211; Rocky Mountain Outlook Related article regarding fruit-bearing trees in the Mountain Parks and surrounding areas &#8211; Crab apples attract wildlife, spark debate 09.10.21 &#8211; TCH claims life of yet another wolf &#8211; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>So Close&#8230; Yet So Far</title>
		<link>http://theexplorerslens.com/so-close-yet-so-far/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2009 02:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ken@tel</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[banff management]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Grizzly Bear Monitoring in and around the Mountain National Parks: Mortalities and Bear/Human Encounters 1990-2008]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[grizzly mortality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jasper national park]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mount revelstoke national park]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mountain national park]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parks canada]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[waterton national park]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[yoho national park]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Parks Canada recently released it&#8217;s second annual report regarding the status of grizzlies within the Mountain National Parks titled Grizzly Bear Monitoring in and around the Mountain National Parks: Mortalities and Bear/Human Encounters 1990-2008. While short on guidance and recommendations the report offers further evidence suggesting the greatest threat to grizzlies within our Mountain National [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Habitat loss, Hazing, and Habituation</title>
		<link>http://theexplorerslens.com/habitat-loss-hazing-and-habituation/</link>
		<comments>http://theexplorerslens.com/habitat-loss-hazing-and-habituation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2009 17:19:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ken@tel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Awhile back we wrote about the improbability of Alberta&#8217;s Mountain Parks significantly contributing to the province&#8217;s recovery efforts citing among other issues a lack of space for grizzlies to establish themselves once out of the park &#8211; link here (Parks Canada to the Rescue). This week the Rocky Mountain Outlook (Young grizzly hazed from east [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Five Ways to Save a Grizzly this Summer</title>
		<link>http://theexplorerslens.com/five-ways-to-save-a-grizzly-this-summer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2009 23:05:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ken@tel</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[bear repellent]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[grizzly conservation tips]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Summer&#8217;s official kickoff, the Victoria Day (May) long weekend, signals the arrival of human-grizzly encounter season. While the bears have been out and about since mid-April it&#8217;s not until the influx of people enjoying the warmer weather and venturing &#8216;onto the landscape&#8217; does the seeming inevitable yet mostly preventable bear-human encounter(s) occur. Two thousand and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Another Banff Caribou Found</title>
		<link>http://theexplorerslens.com/another-banff-caribou-found/</link>
		<comments>http://theexplorerslens.com/another-banff-caribou-found/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 02:49:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ken@tel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[caribou]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[conservation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Despite the Rocky Mountain Outlook&#8217;s lead in &#8211; Fourth caribou found dead (link here) &#8211; the article contains some good news. It appears Parks Canada is considering the potential of reintroducing animals into suitable habitat areas within the Park.]]></description>
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		<title>Alberta Parks:  Evidence-Based Management?</title>
		<link>http://theexplorerslens.com/alberta-parks-evidence-based-management/</link>
		<comments>http://theexplorerslens.com/alberta-parks-evidence-based-management/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 22:43:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ken@tel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[conservation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alberta]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cindy ady]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[evidence based]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parks and recreation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[plan for parks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[science]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sustainable resource development]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://theexplorerslens.com/?p=1845</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve written about the citizens of Alberta being ignored by Minister of Tourism, Parks and Recreation Cindy Ady and her Plan for Parks &#8211; a ten year framework for managing Alberta&#8217;s Provincial Parks &#8211; link to post here. Now it&#8217;s time to throw the research community under the bus. Evidence-based scientific management and consultation is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Federal Government no Better</title>
		<link>http://theexplorerslens.com/federal-government-no-better/</link>
		<comments>http://theexplorerslens.com/federal-government-no-better/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2009 00:30:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ken@tel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[caribou]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some species, such as caribou, require the protection of vast territories of old-growth boreal forest, potentially placing any conservation protection program at odds with oil and gas, mining, or logging companies. The above quote was taken from a Globe &#38; Mail article titled Ottawa&#8217;s inaction could result in extinctions &#8211; link here &#8211; which is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alberta Parks: Is the Choice Really Ours?</title>
		<link>http://theexplorerslens.com/alberta-parks-is-the-choice-really-ours/</link>
		<comments>http://theexplorerslens.com/alberta-parks-is-the-choice-really-ours/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2009 22:16:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ken@tel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[conservation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alberta]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cindy ady]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[grizzly bears]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[habitat loss]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mountain caribou]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[plan for parks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[swift fox]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wolverine]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://theexplorerslens.com/?p=1783</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In what can only be described as an abject lack of vision and leadership on the part of the Alberta Government, the future of Alberta&#8217;s Provincial Park system has been given over to it&#8217;s &#8220;citizens&#8221;, special interest groups, and industry stakeholders with predictable results &#8211; increased access, increased infrastructure, and increased demand for recreational opportunities [...]]]></description>
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