Environmental groups publish report on how logging proposal could wipe out two caribou herds in Alberta

Environmental groups publish report on how logging proposal could wipe out two caribou herds in Alberta

JASPER – Two caribou herds in west-central Alberta could be decimated if proposed logging goes forward, according to a new report from environmental groups.

Beyond Local: Environmental groups publish report on how logging proposal could wipe out two caribou herds in Alberta

The report was released by Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) Northern Alberta, the Alberta Wilderness Association and the Alberta Chapter of the Wildlife Society.

Logging irony: Unsustainable logging practices, unfair trade arguments threaten Alberta caribou

Irony is one of Alberta’s most sustainable products. A current example is provided by the Weyerhaeuser Company, an American timber giant, with significant questions about environmental conservation and trade fairness. This company, alongside other American timber enterprises, have fervently lobbied the United States Government to impose tariffs on softwood lumber imported from Canada (Agri Investor Report 2017). Their argument hinges on the clai…