Sat 27 Oct 2007
Oct’07 Common Ground Magazine,
Future of BC’s Watersheds are at Risk from Privatization by BC Gov’t without Consultation with BC Residents. Wilderness Areas do not factor in Privatization Plans. Gov’t Environmental Assessment Process non-existent in process! Inform Yourself and Act to Stop the Selling Out of Rivers in BC! (Bear Matters comment)
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Wed 24 Oct 2007
By Cathy Ellis - Banff
Oct 24 2007
The provincial government is hinting it may eventually limit public access in some areas considered important to Alberta’s struggling grizzly bears, but is still refusing to list the species as threatened or endangered.
More than three years after a government-struck grizzly bear task force delivered its recovery plan to the province, Alberta Sustainable Resource Development announced last Thursday (Oct. 18) it has completed its review.
Wed 24 Oct 2007
Wed, October 24, 2007 Grizzlies’ end feared UPDATED: 2007-10-24 03:09:25 MST By PABLO FERNANDEZ, SUN MEDIA
As Albertans contemplate a windfall in oil revenue, concerned Calgarians yesterday called for some of that cash to be spent in protecting grizzly habitat and in implementing endangered species legislation. In a province rich with oil and gas revenue, a zoo will soon be the only place where future Albertans will see grizzly bears unless the government places the bruins in the endangered species list, said Nigel Douglas, conservation specialist with the Alberta Wilderness Association. “(Today), Premier (Ed) Stelmach will speak to Albertans about how billions of dollars will be carved up between the oil companies and the government,” he said. “We fear that once again, a premier of this province will have nothing to say about how resource development is carving up the wild lands of Alberta with devastating effect.”
“Last week, Sustainable Resource Minister Ted Morton did show some understanding of the issues, but … there was not one new cent committed by the minister to save the grizzly, probably the best indicator of how little this matters to government.” The grizzly population in Alberta has dwindled to 500, effectively putting the survival of the species in the province in peril, said Douglas. The biggest threat to its survival is the industrialization of Alberta’s wild spaces and the lack of legislation protecting grizzly habitat, he said. Douglas described the grizzly as the canary in the mine, stating the health of the iconic bruin’s population is a gauge of the state of the wilderness in the province as a whole and that several other species are also threatened because of the government’s inability to protect fragile habitats.
Wed 24 Oct 2007
Published: Wednesday, October 24, 2007
A plan to restrict motor vehicle access to the Rocky Mountain eastern slopes to protect Alberta grizzlies has raised the ire of off-road vehicle riders, hunters and anglers.
Some critics of the proposal by the Grizzly Bear Recovery Team don’t believe the grizzly population is dwindling despite recent counts that suggest there are less than 500 of the bears in the province.
Thu 18 Oct 2007
Volunteers Needed:In May of this year IFAW hosted the first International Bear Rehabilitation Workshop in Russia. For the first time, IFAW brought together bear rehabilitation experts, representing all seven bear species to share their knowledge and expertise. The conference was conducted in both English and Russian with a full English audio recording of the entire proceedings. We are now seeking 10 volunteers who will be able to aid us in transcribing the audio files. IFAW will supply you with a disk (available as an audio CD or an MP3 file) containing 90 minutes of recording. It will take approximately 5-6 hours of time to complete the transcription. We are aiming to have the entire transcription completed by the November 7th.
The transcripts will be used to assist us in the production of the conference proceedings. This is a document that will be used to support and promote the rehabilitation and release of injured and orphaned bears around the world.
Wed 10 Oct 2007
Calgary Herald
Tuesday, October 09, 2007
Even though the final tally on grizzly numbers has yet to be counted, there’s enough evidence suggesting the animal’s population in the province is threatened to a degree that warrants immediate action. The implementation of the province’s bear recovery strategy — expected within weeks — can’t come soon enough.
Mon 8 Oct 2007
By WADE DAVIS Explorer-in-residence, National Geographic Society Monday, October 8, 2007 – Page A15 Globe and Mail Newspaper In a rugged knot of mountains, in the remote reaches of northern British Columbia, lies a stunningly beautiful valley known to the first nations as the Sacred Headwaters. There, on the southern edge of the Spatsizi Wilderness - the Serengeti of Canada - are born in remarkably close proximity three of Canada’s most important salmon rivers: the Stikine, Skeena and Nass. |
Mon 8 Oct 2007
Long-awaited action comes as surveys suggest Alberta home to fewer than 400 bears
Darcy Henton
The Edmonton Journal
Friday, October 05, 2007
Grizzlies are disappearing from Alberta.
EDMONTON - The province is ready to implement a grizzly bear recovery strategy it received nearly three years ago, says a government official.
Sustainable Resource Development Minister Ted Morton is expected to announce steps the province will take to protect grizzlies within the next two weeks, SRD spokesman Darcy Whiteside said Thursday.
