Alberta ranches may count for land-conservation targets, federal minister signals amid impasse with province

OTTAWA — The federal environment minister has indicated it’s possible that private, working Alberta ranches could be counted ...
The Globe and Mail

Deal to protect ranch in southern Alberta from development means family can keep raising cattle there

An agreement to protect a sprawling ranch in southern Alberta from development is the largest of its kind in the country, the Nature Conservancy of Canada says, and will allow the family that owns it ...
CBC.ca

This Alberta rancher has been called a 'wolf lover' for using no-kill methods to protect cattle

Alberta ranch manager Joe Engelhart shot his last wolf 19 years ago, then realized there had to be a better way to protect his herd from the predators. "I needed to do something different. I mean, the ...
The Globe and Mail

Alberta introduces legislation to modernize ranch fees paid to the province

Alberta is modernizing the rent and fees ranchers and cattle owners pay the province for use of public lands. The government says the current grazing fee framework has been frozen since 1994 and is ...