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CPAWS welcomes today's announcement of new parks for Mealy Mountains, Labrador
Happy Valley-Goose Bay – The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society welcomes the announcements today by the Governments of Canada and Newfoundland-Labrador that they will establish...Honourable John Crosbie speaks on ocean conservation at CPAWS event
At the unveiling of a marine guide entitled Special Marine Areas in Newfoundland and Labrador: Areas of Interest in Our Marine Backyard by the CPAWS-..."What About Mealy Mountains National Park?"
This article was originally published in the Telegram (St. John's) on July 18, 2009. Last Thursday a small group of Newfoundlanders including one Member of...CPAWS-NL presents Lieutenant Governor with guide to the province's special marine areas
On Thursday, July 23rd at 2:30PM at Government House, Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society’s Newfoundland and Labrador Chapter presented the Honorable John Crosbie with a...2008 Election Primer
UPDATE, October 6: All but one party has submitted responses to our primer. Read their answers here.Where do candidates stand on wilderness conservation?Environment is a...Tags: big wild boreal caribou election nahanni newfoundland newfoundland & labrador oceans oil and gas parks publications yellowstone to yukon
Labrador's Mealy Mountains deserve National Park status
JULIE HUNTINGTONExecutive director of the Newfoundland and Labrador Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society.This article first appeared in The Telegram (St. John's) on February 19.When I...CPAWS-Newfoundland welcomes province's study of Woodland caribou
St. John's -- Faced with a rapidly declining Woodland caribou population on the island of Newfoundland, the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador has launched a...Money Does Grow on Trees
Protected areas preserve the environment and create jobs. By Patrick Lévêque and Stephen Moss, CPAWS-NLOriginally published in the Evening Telegram (St. John's) Protecting natural areas,...Newfoundland Website Launched
CPAWS NL is pleased to announce the official launch of our new website www.cpawsnl.org. We have a variety of information, news, links, photos, and other resources...Couple enjoy wild fundraising ride across Canada
Michael-Allan Marion Originally published in the Brantford Expositor There's nothing more gratifying for two students supporting Canada's wilderness areas than actually seeing many of them...National conservation group calls for Fisheries Act with bite
View backgrounder (PDF, 40KB) CPAWS, one of Canada's oldest and most respected national conservation organizations, is calling on the federal government to withdraw the proposed...Roads: More than lines on a map
Roads are one of the least understood sources of impacts on wild places and wild species. And as a society, we have rarely made...Hope for NWT boreal woodland caribou compared to rest of Canada: new research report
Yellowknife - As the number of Canada's boreal woodland caribou continues to dwindle, most governments are failing to take action that could safeguard their survival,...A Good Start - CPAWS-NL Letter Campaign Gets Results
For the first time in 17 years, the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador has announced a significant investment in the Provincial protected areas strategy (Natural...CPAWS-NL Board Member Selected as Earth Day Canada's Top Environmental Hero
Dr. Donald Steele, CPAWS Newfoundland & Labrador board member and Professor Emeritus of Biology at Memorial University, has been named the 2005 Earth Day Hometown...Economic benefits of Newfoundland's busiest provincial park far outweigh costs
The economic benefits of Butterpot Provincial Park far outweigh lost industrial opportunities, according to a recent report commissioned by CPAWS Newfoundland & Labrador. "An Assessment...Grey ghosts: can we protect Woodland Caribou in Canada's Boreal Forests?
Download the report (PDF)A new report by the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) concludes that woodland caribou, a key indicator of a healthy boreal...October 3, 2004
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