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| Map by John Weaver – Wildlife Conservation Society Canada |
Alberta’s Heritage of Wildlife and Headwaters Up for Grabs
***DEADLINE EXTENDED*** Provide your comments on the draft South Saskatchewan Regional Plan by February 28, 2014. http://conta.cc/1ftsg8E
By Dr. John Weaver, National Geographic
When the famous naturalist and guide Andy Russell led hunters and summer visitors on horseback through southwest Alberta during 1930s-1950s, the country was wild, the waters clean and full of native trout, and wildlife roamed the mountains in security.
But over the past 50 years, expanding resource extraction and associated roads have penetrated most of these remote valleys. Once-abundant populations have been diminished, habitat security has been breached, connectivity has been fractured, and genetic integrity compromised.
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