How is the Government of Alberta working to protect wildlife in areas where resource development occurs?
Government departments and regulators in Alberta manage resource development to limit negative impacts on wildlife. Each step in the exploration, development and production of Alberta’s energy resources is highly regulated. Environmental regulations pertaining to the energy industry continue to evolve to meet current and anticipated future challenges. Alberta Sustainable Resource Development (SRD) is the government department responsible for managing Alberta’s public land and natural resources (forests, rangelands, fish and wildlife) for the current and future benefit of all Albertans. Public land management focuses on establishing and sustaining an optimum balance of use, conservation and development of resources, in harmony with the values and needs of Albertans. SRD is actively engaged with other government departments and stakeholder groups to address: species at risk issues through the development of species recovery plans; best operating practices to mitigate or prevent industry
