Banff National Park, Vermilion Lakes credit: Ray Rasmussen

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Special Places 2000, an initiative of the Alberta Government's Round Table on the Environment and Economy, and a campaign promise made by Ralph Klein in his first election as Premier of the Province of Alberta, is the subject of this webpage. The basic theme of Special Places 2000 is that to protect Alberta's many endangered species, it is necessary to set aside some portions of each of the 6 distinct geographical regions that characterize Alberta. Protecting "Places" is one [some would say the only] method of protecting Alberta's Endangered "Species".  Unfortunately, most experts believe that the Alberta Government has failed to initiate the Special Places 2000 program. Below are a series of articles describing the extent of this failure. The two buttons below will take you to a deeper discussion of Alberta's Endangered Species and Alberta's Special Places and Unique Geography. Alberta Special Places Program: A Triumph of Politics Over Science by Wendy Francis Special Places 2000: Off the Tracks by Dr. Richard Schneider, Wildlife Biologist Counting Down to Special Places 2000: Will Alberta be a Promise Keeper by Peter Lee, Retired Employee, Alberta Environmental Protection Edmonton Journal Series on Alberta's Special Places Program Edmonton Journal Series on Alberta's Endangered Species Alberta's 6 Biogeographical Regions and the Special Places 2000 Program Alberta's Endangered Species Proposed Legislation Will Allow Industrial Development in Alberta's Parks and Special Places: Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society Bill 15 - The Proposed Natural Hertitage Act: Legalizing the End of Wilderness-- Alberta Wilderness Association

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