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Grizzly Intercept Program Limits Livestock Losses 04/12/06
When grizzly bears awaken after months of hibernation, they quickly begin looking for food to satisfy their winter hunger. Sometimes in the past, this has led to conflicts with livestock producers along the southern foothills, where grizzly bear habitat borders farmland.
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Prizes go to Hunters Who Submitted Deer Heads 04/03/06
Five lucky hunters from locations across Alberta won in the raffle for prizes given as a thanks for submitting deer heads to the 2005 CWD surveillance testing program. [Comments?]
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Quebec-Based Poaching Ring Dismantled in Alberta 03/10/06
Five people entered guilty pleas in Alberta Provincial Court in Wainwright, to breaking provincial and federal wildlife regulations. On February 2, 2006, the Court fined the five people a total of $26,750, and barred each individual from hunting in Alberta for five years. [Comments?]
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Alberta Suspends Spring Grizzly Bear Hunt While Collecting Data 03/10/06
Alberta will suspend the spring grizzly bear hunt while DNA census data is collected throughout the province, which is expected to continue over the next few years. [Comments?]
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Four More Cases of CWD Found in Wild Deer 03/01/06
Following disease control efforts in January and February 2006, Alberta documented another four cases of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in wild deer in the province. This brings the total to eight cases of CWD confirmed in wild deer in Alberta since the first case in September 2005. The federal Canadian Food Inspection Agency confirmed the province's latest findings on February 16 and 17. [Comments?]
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First Case of CWD Found in Wild Deer Population 12/15/05
Alberta has recorded its first case of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in a wild deer killed by a hunter in the province. This brings the total to four cases of CWD confirmed in wild deer in Alberta. The federal Canadian Food Inspection Agency confirmed this latest case December 9. [4 Comments]
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No Chronic Wasting Disease Found in Latest Culled Deer 11/07/05
Chronic wasting disease (CWD) was not found in any of the 29 wild deer culled in October near Oyen. [Comments?]
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Chronic Wasting Disease Found in Deer Population 09/09/05
Alberta's ongoing chronic wasting disease (CWD) surveillance effort has identified the disease in a wild mule deer about 30 kilometres southeast of Oyen, Alberta. The case was confirmed today by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). [Comments?]
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Hunting Licenses go on Sale August 1st 07/27/05
August 1 is one of the most important dates on a hunter's calendar-hunting licence sales begin in Alberta and the 2005 Alberta Guide to Hunting Regulations will be available. [Comments?]
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Action Taken to Reduce Disease Risk in Wild Deer 03/01/05
Wild deer herds will be culled in a small area near Alberta-Saskatchewan border. The Alberta government will cull deer near the Alberta-Saskatchewan border, following evidence that chronic wasting disease (CWD) has become established in wild deer at nearby locations in Saskatchewan. [Comments?]
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