Petitions

A Call to Protect Alberta’s Wildlife

I wanted to bring attention to a heartfelt and powerful open letter sent on May 5, 2025 by the Alberta Wilderness Association (AWA), co-signed by scientists and community groups. It’s addressed to Minister Todd Loewen, asking him to rescind recent wildlife‑management changes that threaten Alberta’s keystone and vulnerable species

Here’s what they’re asking to be reversed:

  • Female cougar hunting quotas more than doubled
  • Six new cougar‑management areas opened with non-zero quotas
  • Expanded special‑licence hunting for at‑risk mountain goats
  • Legalized public hunting of “problem” grizzly bears, a Threatened species
  • Lifted quotas on furbearers such as wolverines, fishers, Canada lynx, and river otters

These decisions were made without proper scientific backing, public consultation, or respect for Indigenous and conservation voices.

AWA is clear: “Wildlife in Alberta is shared by all Albertans…decisions that affect wildlife—and especially keystone species—must be informed by the best available science”

Why this matters

Alberta’s wild lands aren’t just scenic backdrops—they’re living, breathing systems where every creature plays a part. Cougars, grizzly bears, wolverines, lynx… they help maintain ecological balance. When management decisions are made hastily or influenced by narrow interests, entire ecosystems suffer.

History shows the best way to protect wildlife isn’t needless hunting—it’s protecting habitat, consulting science, and nurturing coexistence.

What you can do

  1. Please sign and share the petition demanding the Alberta government revoke these harmful hunting and trapping changes:
    👉 Protect Alberta Wildlife – rescind unscientific hunting & trapping changes
  2. Spread the word—on social media, in your community, even in conversations over coffee. The more voices, the harder it is to ignore.

This isn’t just about policies on paper—it’s about every wild creature that still roams freely. Let’s demand decisions guided by science, transparency, and respect for all who share this land.

With hope and solidarity,
Kodkod 🐾

Help Keep Grizzly Bears Protected

After rejecting delisting petitions from Wyoming and Montana, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service is now proposing a rule that would narrow and weaken current protections for grizzlies. Now is the time to speak up and support grizzly bear recovery!

The agency is proposing to increase bear killings, reduce protected areas, and weaken restrictions to appease commercial livestock operators. Instead, we should prioritize coexistence and non-lethal conflict prevention.

We need to keep all safeguards in place until the science shows grizzly bears are fully recovered, and until the states have adequate rules in place to ensure grizzly bears will thrive for future generations.

Tell the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Protect grizzly bears under the ESA!

https://action.wildearthguardians.org/page/66070/petition/1?ea.url.id=3356994&forwarded=true

Stop Congress’s Attack on Wolves and the Endangered Species Act!

Urge your Representative to Oppose H.R. 845!

The war on wolves is escalating in Congress, and they urgently need your voice! 

U.S. House Representatives Lauren Boebert (R-CO) and Tom Tiffany (R-WI) have introduced a bill H.R. 845, that would strip wolves of their vital federal protections under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Even worse, the bill would block judicial review, preventing any legal challenges to this harmful and destructive legislation. Tell your Representatives to vote NO on H.R. 845!

The intent is clear: weaken federal oversight so more wolves can be killed. The last time wolves lost ESA protections, Wisconsin hunters slaughtered nearly 220 wolves in less than three days—almost twice the state’s limit. A judge later restored protections for most wolves in the U.S. (except in the Northern Rockies), recognizing the chaos that followed delisting.

With the deceitful name “Pet and Livestock Protection Act,” H.R. 845 perpetuates the myth that wolves are a major cause of farm animal deaths. In reality, years of state and federal data show that wolves are responsible for less than 1% of farmed animal deaths—far behind disease, weather, and natural causes

As history has shown, taking wolves off the ESA list guarantees their rampant killing and persecution. Please join us in advocating for proper protection for wolves—one of the nation’s most ecologically critical and iconic species.

Join us in urging Congress to vote NO on H.R. 845!

https://act.projectcoyote.org/a/hr845-petandlivestockprotectionact?emci=3e8d629f-d6ee-ef11-90cb-0022482a94f4&emdi=b4616e96-efee-ef11-90cb-0022482a94f4&ceid=5580059

Stop Brian Nesvik from leading the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service!

President Trump has nominated Brian Nesvik to head the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service—a disastrous choice for wildlife. Nesvik has a long history of undermining the Endangered Species Act, prioritizing development over conservation, and failing to hold wildlife abusers accountable.

His leadership would put wolves, sage-grouse, and other imperiled species at even greater risk. We need a Fish and Wildlife Service Director who will protect wildlife and their habitat, not hand it all over to extractive industries.

Contact your elected officials today and urge them to oppose Nesvik’s nomination!

Your senators are CC’ed on the email message and will receive it with your representative.

https://action.wildearthguardians.org/page/79523/action/1?ea.url.id=3337343&forwarded=true