Recent reports suggest that the Alberta government and certain municipalities, at the request of lobbyists for Alberta game farms, are considering legalizing “cervid hunting preserves” - that is, pay-to-hunt ranches. We urge our members to voice their opposition to these measures for the following reasons:  Game farms and high-fence ranches are potential vectors of wildlife diseases, including chronic wasting disease (CWD). CWD is a prion disease of the same family as BSE (“mad cow disease”) ...

Honorable Jason NixonMinister of Environment and Parks208 Legislature Building, 10800 – 97 Avenue, Edmonton, ABT5K 2B6 May 10, 2021 Dear Minister Nixon, I am writing on behalf of the membership of Alberta Backcountry Hunters and Anglers (ABHA) regarding the announcement of a fee schedule for Kananaskis Parks. We recognize that the increased activity in the Kananaskis Provincial Parks, crown lands and Public Land Use Zones (PLUZ)’s has been substantial since the beginning of the pandemic. ...

As passionate hunters and anglers in Alberta, the Alberta BHA board is concerned regarding the Benga Mining Limited’s proposed Grassy Mountain Coal Project in the Livingstone region of Southwestern Alberta and the rescission of A Coal Development Policy for Alberta (the Coal Policy). We do not support the approval of the Grassy Mountain Coal Project, nor the rescission of the Coal Policy, which was done without appropriate stakeholder engagement. Given that the Coal Policy was developed in ...