Jeff Kneteman says Alberta Environment hasn't commissioned any studies.
Some herds of bighorn sheep, Alberta's provincial animal, are heavily contaminated with selenium from old coal mines, says research from a retired senior government biologist.
Jeff Kneteman said Alberta Environment has known about the problem for years. But it has yet to commission any studies about the effects on the three herds and how far the contamination has spread through the local ecosystem.
"There was no interest," said Kneteman, who left government in March 2020. "Why wasn't any of this stuff ever followed up?"
Alberta government knew bighorn sheep contaminated with coal-mine selenium: scientist
Some herds of bighorn sheep, Alberta's provincial animal, are heavily contaminated with selenium from old coal mines, says research from a retired senior government biologist.
Jeff Kneteman said Alberta Environment has known about the problem for years. But it has yet to commission any studies about the effects on the three herds and how far the contamination has spread through the local ecosystem.
"There was no interest," said Kneteman, who left government in March 2020. "Why wasn't any of this stuff ever followed up?"
Alberta government knew bighorn sheep contaminated with coal-mine selenium: scientist