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'No plans right now' for grizzly hunting season in Alberta, minister says as rural residents call for hunt

June 18, 2026

Amid calls from rural municipalities for the first grizzly bear hunting season in two decades to be opened in Alberta, Forestry and Parks Minister Todd Loewen says it's not currently on the table. He says the province is focused on helping the threatened species' population recover through conservation and non-lethal wildlife management.



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