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Hunting and bear safety

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Hunting in bear territory requires extra caution. As conservationists, hunters have a responsibility to make every effort to prevent the needless death of a bear. This guide is meant to help... More ≫

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Hunting in bear territory requires extra caution. As conservationists, hunters have a responsibility to make every effort to prevent the needless death of a bear. This guide is meant to help hunters to reduce conflicts with bears and to help them respond appropriately when bear encounters do happen, thus helping to ensure their own safety while also ensuring the conservation of Alberta's bears.

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The general status of Alberta wild species

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The 2000 edition of the General Status of Alberta Wild Species represents a substantial improvement in the knowledge base of wild species in Alberta. Preliminary status assessments were prepared... More ≫

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The 2000 edition of the General Status of Alberta Wild Species represents a substantial improvement in the knowledge base of wild species in Alberta. Preliminary status assessments were prepared for 4 735 species of birds, mammals, herpetiles (amphibians and reptiles), freshwater fish, molluscs (gastropods and bivalves), odonates (dragonflies and damselflies), lepidopterans (butterflies and skippers), vascular plants, nonvascular plants and fungi in Alberta. Of these groups, Alberta, along with all other provinces and territories, agreed to report on eight to Environment Canada so that a national evaluation could be undertaken (see Background of the Present General Status Evaluation Exercise). These groups included the birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, freshwater fish, butterflies, orchids and ferns. The status of species in these categories is provided here.

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Enhanced approval process flowchart descriptions

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The purpose of this document is to provide a high level quick reference of the Enhanced Approval Process (EAP) flowchart. Details regarding each of these functions is provided in the EAP Manual.

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Be BearSmart : hunting checklist

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Safety tips for hunters in bear country.

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Alberta timber scaling : scaler training and permitting program

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This policy is written by the Forest Management Branch of SRD, in accordance with the Timber Management Regulation and the Scaling Regulation. The purpose is to primarily to provide the ground... More ≫

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This policy is written by the Forest Management Branch of SRD, in accordance with the Timber Management Regulation and the Scaling Regulation. The purpose is to primarily to provide the ground rules under which the training and permitting of timber scalers shall occur in Alberta. This document will further define the requirements for course instructors, course content and duration, obtaining and retaining a scalers permit, and examination procedures.

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Hutch Lake Fall walleye index netting survey, 2011

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Fall index netting (FIN) is conducted regularly to monitor walleye and northern pike populations. The abundance of adult fish as determined by the netting is used to help determine the risk to the... More ≫

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Fall index netting (FIN) is conducted regularly to monitor walleye and northern pike populations. The abundance of adult fish as determined by the netting is used to help determine the risk to the long-term sustainability of the fish population in a lake. This report presents the results of netting conducted in 2011 on Hutch Lake.

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CWD program review 2012

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Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is an invasive alien prion agent that recently arrived in eastern Alberta. The prion causes fatal infections in cervids and significantly alters the population... More ≫

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Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is an invasive alien prion agent that recently arrived in eastern Alberta. The prion causes fatal infections in cervids and significantly alters the population structure and viability of local deer herds. There is no natural barrier to further spread, no treatment to eliminate infections, and no feasible live animal test to identify infected deer. CWD has significant environmental, social, and economic effects by altering major ecosystem structure and function, as well as decreasing recreational harvest and guiding/outfitting activity. Alberta was proactive in looking for occurrence of CWD and initially proactive in responding once it was found. Current programs focus on monitoring the ongoing geographic spread and numerical increase in eastern deer populations. Hunter harvest is the primary tool to find infected deer. Population reduction is the only known tool to manage CWD in wild deer.

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Surveys of damage agents affecting young tree genetics research plantations and seed orchards in Alberta and a summary of control treatments

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The results of the surveys reported here provide a summary of the biotic and abiotic agents affecting cones, seedlings and trees, gives a distributional summary of damage agents according to... More ≫

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The results of the surveys reported here provide a summary of the biotic and abiotic agents affecting cones, seedlings and trees, gives a distributional summary of damage agents according to plantation sites established within the province up to 1994, and indicates the relative importance of each agent. The report also provides a listing of unpublished technical reports that resulted from the work described here and can be referred to for further details where necessary.

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Tolko Industries Ltd. (High Prairie) : 2005 forest management plan

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Forest company forest management plans (FMPs) detail when, where and how timber on Alberta Crown land will be managed in order to balance social, economic and environmental needs based on input... More ≫

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Forest company forest management plans (FMPs) detail when, where and how timber on Alberta Crown land will be managed in order to balance social, economic and environmental needs based on input from the public, Indigenous peoples and interest groups. The forest management planning area under consideration is FMA 9700033. The FMP includes the Forest Management Agreement and non-FMA portion of FMU S19, collectively known as the Defined Forest Area (DFA). The DFA is located in north central Alberta within the Upper Athabasca, Upper Peace and Lower Peace Land-Use Framework planning regions. The DFA falls within the Central Mixedwood and Dry Mixedwood natural subregions.

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Kakwa Copton industrial access management area

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This information letter addresses new obligations and specific directions for industrial access corridor applications with the Kakwa Copton area in west central Alberta.

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