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Alberta wolf cull

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We must end Alberta’s persecution of wolves
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We must end Alberta’s persecution of wolves

September 4, 2015June 14, 2021

Chris Genovali and Sadie Parr/Huffington Post
Grey wolves in Alberta are exposed to lethal threats from every angle, including aerial gunning from helicopters, choking neck-snares, and poison-baits…

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Alberta must call a truce in war on wolves
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Alberta must call a truce in war on wolves

August 14, 2015July 13, 2021

Sadie Parr and Chris Genovali/Calgary Herald
Grey wolves in Alberta are exposed to lethal threats from every angle, including aerial gunning, neck snares, and poison-baits that lure wolves to excruciating deaths…

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Cecil the lion and compassionate conservation
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Cecil the lion and compassionate conservation

August 11, 2015July 13, 2021

Chris Genovali and Paul Paquet/Vancouver Sun
The senseless killing of Cecil the lion has catalyzed a worldwide discussion about the gratuitous trophy hunting of large carnivores…

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Maintaining Ethical Standards during Conservation Crises
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Maintaining Ethical Standards during Conservation Crises

February 11, 2015April 15, 2020

Raincoast scientists publish response to paper advocating Alberta’s wolf cull in the name of caribou recovery. It addresses the ethics and science of the approach and methods that were published in Canadian Journal of Zoology, November 2015…

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Wolf murder Canadian style continues as if it’s conservation
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Wolf murder Canadian style continues as if it’s conservation

January 29, 2015February 10, 2015

Marc Bekoff/Psychology Today
An earlier murder escapade in Alberta didn’t work and there’s no reason to assume this one will…

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AVAAZ Petition launched to stop the Alberta wolf cull
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AVAAZ Petition launched to stop the Alberta wolf cull

January 28, 2015February 10, 2015

The Alberta government and its resource industries have destroyed the habitat for endangered caribou. Rather than address this problem, they have chosen to scapegoat wolves…

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Stop the slaughter of wolves in Alberta and BC
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Stop the slaughter of wolves in Alberta and BC

January 18, 2015March 16, 2016

Chris Genovali/The Huffington Post
Instead of addressing the root cause of caribou decline -habitat loss,- the BC and Alberta governments are slaughtering hundreds of wolves…

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Alberta slaughters more than 1,000 wolves and hundreds of other animals
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Alberta slaughters more than 1,000 wolves and hundreds of other animals

January 10, 2015November 28, 2017

The killing of 1000 Alberta wolves in the name of caribou conservation and science doesn’t stop at wolves. Raincoast reveals the full story and urges public action.

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