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Tag: Migratory Woodland Caribou

Standing Up by Sitting In – Protesting the Tar Sands

| September 26, 2011 | 0 Comments
Standing Up by Sitting In – Protesting the Tar Sands

Tomorrow environmental activists will gather in Ottawa to protest the Tar Sands Pipeline from Canada to the US. When I initially found out about the event I was excited and wanted to go. The reason why I will be at work tomorrow instead of Parliament Hill is because the risk of arrest was too high [...]

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Conservation groups say tar sands extraction violates international wildlife treaties

| September 22, 2011 | 0 Comments
Conservation groups say tar sands extraction violates international wildlife treaties

Today, conservation groups represented by Earthjustice and Ecojustice Canada submitted a petition to Interior Secretary Salazar asking him to report to President Obama that Canada’s destructive tar sands extraction undermines international efforts to protect endangered and threatened species.

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Federal Court overturns Minister Kent’s decision not to protect woodland caribou

| August 1, 2011
Federal Court overturns Minister Kent’s decision not to protect woodland caribou

The federal Environment Minister’s “out of the blue” decision not to recommend emergency protection for woodland caribou in northeastern Alberta ignored scientific evidence and must be set aside, a Federal Court has determined.

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Federal Court overturns Minister Kent’s decision not to protect woodland caribou

| August 1, 2011
Federal Court overturns Minister Kent’s decision not to protect woodland caribou

The federal Environment Minister’s “out of the blue” decision not to recommend emergency protection for woodland caribou in northeastern Alberta ignored scientific evidence and must be set aside, a Federal Court has determined.

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Caribou habitat still in decline in Canada’s Boreal Forest

| March 3, 2011 | 1 Comment
Caribou habitat still in decline in Canada’s Boreal Forest

Winnipeg – The Manitoba government has granted the logging corporation Tolko approval to log the habitat of endangered woodland caribou in northwestern Manitoba.

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A Crowd for Caribou Celebration!

| April 15, 2010 | 0 Comments
A Crowd for Caribou Celebration!

cpawsnational – April 14, 2010 – The Herd is Coming to 3 cities! Be a part of a crowd for caribou, representing Canadians who support the protection of the threatened woodland caribou and their Boreal forest habitat. Related articles Porcupine caribou herd growing: Alaskan biologists (cbc.ca) Quebec Innu and N.L. working out deal on caribou [...]

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