Alberta's Species at Risk Strategy
Alberta's Strategy for the Management of Species at Risk 2009 – 2014
Alberta has a well-established and comprehensive program for the conservation and recovery of species at risk. Starting
the Species at Risk program in the mid-1980s resulted in the completion of general and detailed status evaluations and recovery
planning for many species.
Alberta's Strategy for the Management of Species at Risk (2009-2014), provides direction and identifies priorities for the
next five years for Albertans and Alberta government staff involved in species at risk recovery teams, advisory committees,
and project partnerships
Focus of the strategy
The strategy focuses on:
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How to put recovery actions into effect
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How to prevent species from becoming endangered
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How to address conservation and stewardship programs
The strategy looks at each stage of provincial Species at Risk programming:
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Conducting general status assessments
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Completing detailed status reviews
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Designating species as Threatened, Endangered or Species of Concern under the Wildlife Act
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Producing plans to recover the populations of Threatened and Endangered species
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Implementing recovery and management actions
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Working to prevent species from becoming at risk
The strategy also identifies program topics such as fish and plant species recovery and geographic areas for which work
is needed.
Federal-Provincial cooperation and strategy review
Alberta's Species at Risk program is tied to federal/provincial efforts to conserve and recover species at risk in jurisdictions
across Canada, and discussions are ongoing between the provincial and federal governments to enhance species at risk conservation.
As we gather more information, knowledge and experience and take on new challenges, Alberta's Species at Risk program will
be reassessed on an ongoing basis. Most significantly, the strategy will be revisited in the 2013-2014 fiscal year to revise
it for the next five years.
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Posted: October 14, 2009