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Time running out for Alberta's dwindling grizzlies
After eight years of research, studies and consultations over the status of the province's grizzly bear population, Alberta appears to be back where it began.
Alberta's Endangered Species Conservation Committee is poised to reiterate its recommendation to the provincial government that grizzlies be listed as a threatened species.
It made the recommendation in 2002 based on estimates there were fewer than 1,000 grizzlies in the province. When the committee meets Friday, it will have a hard number -- 691 grizzlies.... Read more »
Grizzly Status Report Points to Need for Immediate Government Action on Recovery
EDMONTON--An updated grizzly bear status report released yesterday by the Alberta government confirms shockingly low numbers of mature breeding grizzly bears in Alberta and highlights the urgency of reducing the number of grizzly deaths in the province. Conservationists now assert that there is no longer any reason to delay necessary recovery actions, including listing the grizzly as Threatened under the Alberta Wildlife Act, limiting the densities of roads and reducing the amount of motorized access in prime grizzly habitat, and implementing effective public education and conflict prevention programs.
Today’s report, titled Status of the Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos) in Alberta: Updated 2010, estimates only 359 mature breeding grizzly bears are found on provincial lands and within Waterton Lakes National Park and portions of Banff and Jasper National Park.... Read more »
Action Alert: Alberta's Threatened Grizzly Bear Needs Protection NOW!
Alberta’s grizzly bear is a threatened species that needs special protection. In 2002, Alberta’s Endangered Species Conservation Committee (ESCC), representing scientists, universities, First Nations, industries, hunters, conservationists and ranchers, recommended that the grizzly bear be listed as a Threatened species under Alberta’s Wildlife Act. Unfortunately, the government so far has failed to implement this recommendation and Alberta’s grizzlies continue to suffer from a wide array of threats.
Rather than taking action to protect bears, the province has embarked on a further status review and, eight years later, it will ask the ESCC once again to re-examine whether the grizzly bear should be listed as a protected species. Barring any government delays, we expect the status review to be complete in a few weeks time.
Once the status review is complete it will be up to Mel Knight, the newly appointed Minister of Sustainable Resource Development, to decide if the grizzly bear will be listed as Threatened and given legal protection. Help Minister Knight make the right decision!
In the eight years since the original recommendation to protect the bears under the Wildlife Act, grizzly habitat has continued to be lost or damaged due to industrial and residential development and motorized backcountry access. At roughly 600 bears, Alberta’s grizzly population remains far below provincially and internationally recognized thresholds. The IUCN, an international organization of government and non-government members with expertise in endangered species recovery, identifies 1000 adults (which generally means 2000 animals in total) as a healthy population, beneath which a threatened or endangered listing is necessary.
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Alberta grizzly population “shockingly” low
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.
Those are the final results of a scientific study into the bear’s total population in the province and as a result, the government is expected to make a decision on its status this spring.... Read more »
Tracking BEARS e-Newsletter (January 2010)
Submitted by Carl Morrison on Wed, 2010-02-03 13:36The name says it all. Tracking BEARS is Action Grizzly Bear's monthly e-newsletter that will help you track campaign progress and government action on implementing the B.E.A.R.S. Essentials for Recovery. It will provide campaign updates, discuss current issues, highlight upcoming events and generally help you stay informed and stay active in our efforts to save Alberta's great bear.
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Campaigner Profile
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Carl Morrison
Carl has always been wild about the wild. He supplemented his commerce degree with courses on endangered species and protected areas management. He has also worked in the field on various wildlife projects including bears and cougars. This blended background helps Carl campaign for government...
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