Protecting Wildlife in Alberta

In open-pit mining, tailings ponds are needed to separate the tailings (a mixture of water, clay, sand and residual bitumen) and recycle the water. The tailings ponds created are large and impact the landscape. The Government of Alberta is working to prevent birds from landing on the ponds through the use of noisemakers that deter birds from landing on the ponds. Detering birds is an important part of the Government of Alberta's approval requirements for tailings ponds.

More information can be read through the 2008 release of the document attached or on the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers www.capp.ca