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Alberta forestry minister says wolverine, lynx trapping limits lifted to gather data

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Forestry Minister Todd Loewen says the decision to lift limits on trapping and harvesting for animals like wolverines is being done to get more data on how many there are.

Until recently, trappers on Crown land were almost entirely prohibited from trapping wolverine, lynx, river otters and fishers.

One of the most recent population estimates in 2003 , estimated fewer than 1,000 breeding ones left in the province.

Conservationist Ruiping Luo says further loss of these animals could create a domino effect with consequent harm to ecosystems.

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