City of Airdrie shifts from killing beavers to coexistence
A beaver assessment accepted by city council recommends a coexistence-centred approach to beaver management.
July 13, 2023
Tag: Alberta
ACTION ALERT: Alberta to allow bear and trap baiting
New policy will also allow for use of dogs to hunt cougars and wild birds. Tell the Alberta government you don’t support these measures today!
September 29, 2022
Open Letter: Coexistence with beavers in Calgary
Read our recent letter sent to Calgary Mayor and Council regarding beavers being trapped by the city.
June 10, 2022
ACTION ALERT: Protect wildlife in national parks
Send a letter to your MP asking the Canadian Federal Government to protect wildlife against train and vehicle mortalities in National Parks.
July 5, 2021
Off-leash dogs in provincial parks get bans, owners fined in Alberta
Dogs can create problems for wildlife in natural areas.
November 20, 2019
The Wilderness, Wildlife and Human Interaction Symposium
Lisa Dahlseide joins the show to discuss the Saturday, November 2 event in Cochrane, Alberta.
October 18, 2019
The Fur-Bearers attending 2019 Wilderness, Wildlife and Human Interaction
Executive Director Lesley Fox will be speaking at Alberta conference organized by Cochrane Ecological Institute.
September 16, 2019
Alberta Grizzlies Can Be Rehabilitated
Despite government prohibition, the science shows grizzly bear rehabilitation can be successful in Alberta. Biologist Lisa Dahlseide joins the Defender Radio podcast to lay out the facts.
March 28, 2019
Killing Animals to ‘Save’ Animals
Charlotte Dawe of the Wilderness Committee tells Defender Radio why plans to save species by killing others are inherently flawed and what we can do to get conservation efforts right.
March 21, 2019
Remembering Titus
Kimberly Ross shares the tragic story of her family's companion Titus dying in a legally set snare adjacent to their farm.
February 6, 2019
DISTURBING CONTENT: Cruelty to coyote captures Canadian media’s eye
Disturbing video of two youths beating a coyote to death raise important questions about how government, media, and society talk about wildlife. There are no graphic images in this blog.
November 20, 2018
Shifting Paradigms in Alberta
Lisa Dahlseide discusses the Wilderness, Wildlife and Human Interaction – Changing the Paradigm conference taking place November 10 in Alberta, and shares an update on two bear cubs in the care of Cochrane Ecological Institute!
October 31, 2018
Spreading the message of co-existence in Calgary
Door hangers handed out by volunteers will help educate public on how to live with coyotes.
August 24, 2018
NEWS BRIEF: 527 – New Evidence Puts A Target On Predator Bounties
A new study shows that livestock isn’t a food source for coyotes and wolves in Alberta and calls for an end to bounties. Get the facts in five with this news brief!
May 14, 2018
VICTORY: Alberta to allow rehabilitation of orphan black bears
Thousands of letters were sent to the government thru TheFurBearers.com calling for this change. But much work still needs to be done.
April 19, 2018
Cautiously Optimistic: Alberta Ready To Allow Rehab For Bears (514)
Biologist and advocate Lisa Dahlseide joins Defender Radio to talk the science and ethics of wildlife rehabilitation, how Russell’s story progressed this policy, and why it isn’t time to quit speaking for the animals.
February 12, 2018
TAKE ACTION: Protect Russell and other orphaned or injured animals in Alberta
Provincial policy means orphans like Russell and other indigenous species can’t be rehabilitated by experts.
February 1, 2018
504: Advocating For Russell The Orphaned Black Bear Cub of Bragg Creek, Alberta
Russell, an orphaned and injured bear cub in Alberta, can't be helped under provincial policy. A group of advocates intend on changing that.
December 4, 2017
OPEN LETTER: Deputy Minister needs to offer more on Bragg Creek bear cub
Our letter to the Albertan Deputy Minister responding to residents concerned about the injured and orphaned black bear pushes for answers about poor policy.
November 2, 2017
ACTION ALERT: Alberta government must allow experts to assist injured bear cub
An injured bear cub is suffering needlessly outside of Calgary because government policy won’t allow for humane action, and that needs to change.
October 24, 2017
450: Stop Poisoning The Wolves
Wolves are being poisoned and Sadie Parr of Wolf Awareness Inc., shares the truth about this inhumane and unethical treatment, and how we can protect wolves and other species from cruel, legal poisons.
October 17, 2017
Sole survivors of the Bow Valley wolf pack disperse
Human activity ultimately led to the deaths of several wolves, including their pups.
September 11, 2017
A tale of two tails: you’ll love this story about two rescued beavers in Alberta!
Love at first sight for beavers 16-946 and 17-536 at Alberta Institute for Wildlife Conservation!
August 24, 2017
The grizzly truth: parks visitors must respect animals’ needs for space
A photo of a beautiful grizzly bear isn’t worth your, or the bear’s, life, but that’s what’s at stake when visitors to parks don’t respect the animals they’re viewing.
June 27, 2017
