May 25th, 2022Protect Woodland Caribou – Fill in a Short Government SurveyThere is finally hope the Manitoba government will act to protect threatened caribou after a decade of delays. Answer a quick survey to help.Read More
May 22nd, 20225 Ways Biodiversity Supports Us (and 1 Way You Can Help It Thrive)Five ways biodiversity helps Manitoba’s communities and wild spaces, including polar bears and caribou.Read More
December 5th, 2018Indigenous Knowledge and Conserving CaribouErnie Bussidor of Sayisi Dene First Nation and CPAWS MB Executive Director Ron Thiessen went to the North American Caribou Workshop in Ottawa.Read More
September 19th, 2018TAKE ACTION: Manitoba government misses caribou protection deadlinesEight years. That’s how long it’s been since the Manitoba government missed its first self-imposed deadline to protect our threatened caribou. A federal deadline came and went nearly a year ago. To make matters worse, the province still has not even scheduled key consultations. And our sources indicate that theRead More
May 8th, 2018The Government of Canada and the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society reach an important agreementThe Government of Canada and the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society reach an important agreement on species at risk reportingRead More
March 23rd, 2018Temporary Protection for Amisk Park Reserve could lapse without public commentsThe province is requesting your input by April 1 on their proposal to renew the protected status of Amisk Park Reserve. Without expressed support for continued protection, Amisk may once again be open for industrial resource activities that would impact the area’s pristine natural state.Read More
November 22nd, 2017Climate revenues for carbon rich conservationConservation of vast complexes of undisturbed boreal wetlands and forests needs to be top priority because if the carbon they hold is disturbed and released into the atmosphere, it would accelerate climate change. These complexes are also critical as natural flood mitigation infrastructure necessary for adapting to the impacts ofRead More
October 6th, 2017Federal caribou deadline passes without provincial actionAs of this month, the province of Manitoba has received over 21,000 petitions and letters collected in the province that call for stronger efforts to protect and recover threatened boreal woodland caribou. The correspondences, facilitated by the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS), were delivered in advance of yesterday’s federalRead More
September 8th, 2017Re: Hunting Moose in Canada to Save Caribou From Wolves (August 30, 2017)Robert Serrouya is correct in his assertion that killing wolves to save caribou is a band-aid solution and we need to deal with the cause.Read More
June 5th, 2017A fleeting opportunity to conserve the greatest intact watershed in ManitobaThe waters that drain into these areas are sourced from roughly 1.4 million square kilometres of the North American landscape (about twice the size of Alberta), a region that includes concentrated development as well as large areas of intact Boreal forest.Read More
April 26th, 2017Seal River watershed campaign gets a boost from École Riverview students in WinnipegCPAWS Manitoba is always thrilled to receive invitations from educators and students to join them in the classroom and discuss boreal conservation in Manitoba. The experience is often both humbling and energizing. This proved to be the case when we were fortunate enough to meet with the enthusiastic grade 3Read More
April 13th, 2016CPAWS releases party responses to election questionnaireToday, the Manitoba chapter of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) released the results of its all-party provincial election questionnaire. The responses are to inform voters of party positions on issues related to the future health of the vast Boreal ecosystem of Manitoba, which covers 80% of the provinceRead More