Conservation

"I am in awe of the beauty of God's creation that surrounds us, He truly is the Master Artist. It is my desire to capture that beauty in my artwork and inspire others to be good stewards of this beautiful creation we have been given. "

Horses have an incredibly special place in my heart and I pledge to support the "Wild Horses of Alberta Society" when my artwork sells through the AFC events or website. 

Conservation Projects & Causes

Marine Education and Research Society

Highlights of the work achieved by MERS in 2022

2022 was a year of significant growth for the Marine Education & Research Society. We took on some major new projects; our staff grew from two to five permanent people; and we expanded some important collaborations to further achieve marine conservation. Here are some of our highlights from the year:

Research:

We started three new projects this year to help increase understanding of local marine mammal populations and their threats. The goal is to use these results to influence conservation, management, policy and...

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Wild Horses of Alberta Society

What do we do?

Rescue and Rehabilitation Work

Over the years WHOAS has been able to help relocate wild horses that have ended up on private property and push them back onto the forestry and crown land. Very young foals that have been abandoned or injured have been rescued, gentled and adopted out to forever homes. In 2015 WHOAS found homes for 28 of the wild horses that were captured.

What does “gentling the wild horses” mean?

Experienced volunteers have developed a safe and kind process to start wild horses who have never had a human hand touch them. There are...

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