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Alberta's Athabasca Heartland - A world class conservation opportunity for caribou and you

You may have read in the news yesterday Woodland caribou under threat in oilsands area, group says. Alberta’s Athabasca Heartland contains most of Alberta’s last unprotected intact wildness which is home to an amazing variety of plants and animals such as woodland caribou, wolverine, old growth forests, and peat lands. It is also the home of the Alberta oil sands , as well as other development such as logging and conventional oil and gas operations.

For the first time in over 10 years, the Alberta government will be identifying and creating new protected areas in the province --starting with the Lower Athabasca Region. What an incredible conservation opportunity! The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) wants the Alberta Government to protect at least 50% of the region by establishing a strong network of protected areas to conserve this valuable wilderness and give species, such as the threatened woodland caribou, a fighting chance for survival.

To learn more about the issues and proposed solutions visit the CPAWS Northern Alberta Chapter’s website or watch this great video prepared by the Chapter and sign the petition to protect Alberta’s last great intact wilderness for caribou and you:

(watch video on YouTube)

Your answers are making a difference

Thank you to everyone who took the time to answer the CaribouAndYou website survey. You are helping us make a better resource to protect Canada’s woodland caribou through action, sharing, and education. We appreciate all of your comments and are reviewing them to determine which ones we can implement now and which ones will require more time. We’ll update you as we move along. Your continued support is awesome!

Volunteers needed in Ottawa to help a caribou

Do you want to help protect Canada's wild? Gain some volunteer experience? Channel your inner caribou?

CPAWS is looking for outgoing individuals to get out in the Ottawa community with me and help collect signatures to protect my species - Canada's woodland caribou.

As a member of the Bou Crew, you'll talk to people about protecting Canada's woodland caribou and their boreal forest habitat, help kids build their own antlers, and take photos of it all. CPAWS provides the training and tools. All you have to provide is the enthusiasm.

You are the ideal candidate if you're comfortable with:

• talking with lots of people
• working with kids
• using a digital camera

...and interested in conserving Canada's wilderness!

Want to be part of the fun? Please contact Jill Sturdy to sign up.

Nature's Danger Alert! When caribou meets politician.

I recently read Ontario's Woodland Caribou Conservation Plan. The plan acknowledges the negative impact that human development in my species' habitat has on our well being and that 40-50% of my Ontario boreal woodland caribou friends and family have disappeared.

The plan sets out the Provincial Government's intentions for woodland caribou conservation. They intend to do more studies and then take action. At this stage of the game, intentions are not enough. The Government needs to take action NOW to stop the decline of Ontario's woodland caribou. An immediate halt on the logging and road building that is pushing my Ontario cousins to extinction needs to be put in place while the Government undertakes further studies.

Please show your support for immediate action to save Ontario's woodland caribou by going to http://www.caribouandyou.ca/on and sending a letter to the Ontario Goverment.

My species thanks you :)

Bou's Halloween DIY costume idea - can you guess what it is?

Happy Halloween! It’s Halloween eve and if you are still stuck wondering what to go as this year, may I suggest a “Woodland Caribou”? What did you think I would say? To help you out, I put together this Halloween video to show you how to build you’re very own set of woodland caribou antlers and how to act like an authentic member of the herd. Don’t forget to personalize your antlers with some custom BLING!

And if you are looking for something fun and rewarding to do after Halloween, why not become an official CPAWS volunteer this holiday season!