Despite the Rocky Mountain Outlook’s lead in – Fourth caribou found dead (link here) – the article contains some good news. It appears Parks Canada is considering the potential of reintroducing animals into suitable habitat areas within the Park.
I’ve written about the citizens of Alberta being ignored by Minister of Tourism, Parks and Recreation Cindy Ady and her Plan for Parks – a ten year framework for managing Alberta’s Provincial Parks – link to post here. Now it’s time to throw the research community under the bus. Evidence-based scientific management and consultation is [...]
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 & Mail article titled Ottawa’s inaction could result in extinctions – link here – which is [...]
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’s Provincial Park system has been given over to it’s “citizens”, special interest groups, and industry stakeholders with predictable results – increased access, increased infrastructure, and increased demand for recreational opportunities [...]
Not a good week for Alberta’s caribou. The Globe and Mail recently published an online article about Environment Canada rejecting a report from leading scientists regarding caribou recovery efforts – link to the article here. We’ve seen this tactic before – if you don’t like the research simply do more to achieve less.
Banff’s caribou recovery efforts were dealt a potentially fatal blow earlier this month as an avalanche killed 3 members of the herd. For information on this story see the following posts from the Rocky Mountain Outlook – link here and the Calgary Herald – link here At least, so far, no one has blamed wolves [...]
