Amidst pressure from environmental groups, the province is unveiling a strategy to save woodland caribou.
The Government of Alberta has allocated more than 2 million dollars and identified more than four million hectares of new conservation habitat.
This as environmental groups seek a federal court injunction which would force immediate action to save dwindling herds in northeastern Alberta.
Environment Minister, Mel Knight says the provincial strategy will work with industry leaders and First Nation communities to save the species at-risk for 25 years.