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CPAWS Manitoba has been instrumental in establishing 22 parks and protected areas in the province. That’s nearly 4 million hectares of healthy lands and waters conserved for future generations of people and wildlife. With your help, we hope to preserve half of Manitoba’s wilderness. Take action on our current campaigns and learn more about past campaign wins.
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February 22nd, 2012

Caribou recovery plan swamped by public feedback

The iconic image of the woodland caribou has graced one side of Canadian quarters since 1937 and environmentalists are worried that may be the only way to see this endangered species in the future. Public consultations on a caribou recovery strategy come to an end Wednesday but Environment Minister Peter
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February 10th, 2012

MWF Calls For Full Moose Hunting Closure

A large decline in the moose population on the east side of Lake Winnipeg has the Manitoba Wildlife Federation calling for a full closure of a key moose-hunting area. The Federation wants Game Hunting Area 26 completely shut down to hunting in order to allow the population in that region
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July 6th, 2011

First Nations, Métis get behind prohibition on moose hunting

Wolves, ticks and a deadly parasite are killing so many Manitoba moose that hunters, including those from First Nations and Métis communities, are ready to lay down their riflles. This week, Manitoba announced a ban on moose hunting near the Duck and Porcupine Mountains of western Manitoba, expanding a ban
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July 5th, 2011

TEMPORARY CLOSURE ON MOOSE HUNTING INSTITUTED IN AREAS OF MANITOBA

Wolf Management Planned to Help Moose Populations Recover, Stabilize:  Blaikie The Manitoba government is closing all moose hunting near the Duck and Porcupine Mountains following the advice of wildlife experts, Conservation Minister Bill Blaikie announced today. The full conservation closure on moose hunting comes a year after licensed hunting was
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July 4th, 2011

FRCN and CPAWS Celebrate New Fisher Bay Park

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June 28th, 2011

Fisher Bay – Who decides?

Oh. My. Goodness! It’s so wet and windy in Winnipeg that I’m not able to get out on the boat and see Fisher Bay, one of the Seven Small Wonders of Canada, which is too bad, as this is one of the most beautiful and ecologically valuable places in Canada!
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April 20th, 2011

Province Stalling on Promise to Establish Park

First Nation and conservation group say government is six months past deadline For Immediate Release Fisher River Cree Nation (FRCN) and the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) say it’s time for the Manitoba government to quit stalling and designate a Fisher Bay provincial park as they promised to do
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March 21st, 2011

PROVINCE INVESTS $800,000 IN MOOSE POPULATION RESTORATION PLAN

Investment Funds Long-Term Action Plan For Moose Population Recovery:  Selinger SWAN RIVER(The province is investing $800,000 to help address alarming declines in moose populations in several areas of the province, Premier Greg Selinger announced here today. “We are concerned about the decline of the moose population in these areas and
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January 10th, 2011

Woodland Caribou: A Canadian Idol

If you are Canadian, chances are you have a caribou in your pocket.  Since 1937, we have celebrated the woodland caribou by featuring its image on the “tails” side of millions of Canadian quarters. Woodland caribou are fascinating dwellers of Canada’s boreal region that boast many remarkable yet largely unknown
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December 12th, 2010

Churchill’s polar bears: Late freeze-up of sea ice detrimental to moms, cubs

SCIENTISTS say polar bear moms and their cubs near Churchill in northern Manitoba are suffering the worst effects of a late freeze-up of sea ice on Hudson Bay. The bears are just now setting out for the sea ice they use as a hunting platform for seals, said University of
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November 4th, 2010

Chief David Crate Receives Prairie Crocus Award

Chief David Crate of Fisher River Cree Nation Chief David Crate of Fisher River Cree Nation was recently awarded Nature Manitoba’s Prairie Crocus Award for his efforts to establish a Fisher Bay provincial park in the south Interlake region of Manitoba. CPAWS congratulates Chief Crate and we look forward to
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October 29th, 2010

THREATENED WOODLAND CARIBOU, MOOSE POPULATIONS TO BE MONITORED, PROTECTED AS EAST SIDE ROAD PROJECT

A high-tech wildlife monitoring program will be part of the environmental-licensing process for the all-season road project from PR 304 near Hollow Water to Berens River First Nation, Aboriginal and Northern Affairs Minister Eric Robinson, minister responsible for the East Side Road Authority, and Conservation Minister Bill Blaikie announced today
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