Alberta Wildlife Federation
Conservation Projects
Operation Grassland Community
Developed in 1989, Operation Grassland Community (OGC) is a stewardship program that works directly with landholders in Alberta to secure and enhance prairie wildlife habitats for species at risk.
OGC believes that prairie habitats can be wisely used, ensuring the sustainability of both wildlife habitats and agricultural livelihoods. Over the last few decades, OGC has established voluntary stewardship agreements with hundreds of landholders who are voluntarily protecting over 900,000 acres of native prairie habitat in Southern Alberta.
Pronghorn Corridor Enhancement
The Pronghorn Corridor Enhancement Project, or Antelope Fencing as it’s more commonly known, has seen nearly 600 kms of fence in Southern Alberta modified to allow easier passage by antelope and other ungulates.
Pronghorn reach their northern-most distribution in Alberta and are known to conduct annual migrations averaging hundreds of kilometers, often passing through narrow passages en-route to key seasonal ranges.
Migratory corridors are critically important to ensuring pronghorn remain at sustainable populations. Several documented accounts describe mass mortalities because of barriers to movement.
