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[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_gallery gallery_ids=”120,128,198,199,107,196,52,104″ gallery_captions=”Lyle Dupperon has trapped in the Caribou Mountains, northern Alberta for 16 years. He says seismic lines in his area do little damage to the environment, regrow back to native forest quickly, and would even like more built. He uses them everyday for trapping | Photo by Liam Harrap,Rob Bown is a propective fur trapper in northern Alberta. He says seismic lines are important for access. and needed for trapping. He is worried that seismic lines may be closed, replanted with trees, and no may no longer be used by trappers | Photo by Liam Harrap,Kevin Didyk has cut seismic lines for 23 years. He says it’s a good job with plenty of adventure. He says it’s a profession that he would like to do until retirement | Photo courtesy of Kevin Didyk ,Scott Neilsen is a professor of conservation ecology at the University of Alberta. He says seismic lines are the largest human disturbance in northern Alberta and more research is needed in order to understand their effects on the landscape more throughly | Photo by Liam Harrap,Edward Marten lives in Fort Chipewyan. He says the oil industry has destroyed the environment around Fort Chipewyan. There is less water, the woods are silent of animals, and the land is polluted. He fears for the future | Photo by Liam Harrap,Zachary and Mary Powder live in Fort McKay. Fur trapping was their main source of income, however because of seismic lines and oil development, they say there are no animals left to trap | Photo by Liam Harrap,Alden Cree grew up in the bush near Fort McMurray. He says seismic lines have vastly damaged northern Alberta. The woods are empty of animals and traditional knowledge and medicine is being lost | Photo by Liam Harrap,Gail and Gabe Boruke with their great nephew in Fort Chipewyan. They say oil development and seismic lines are coming to Fort Chipewyan | Photo by Liam Harrap” posts_number=”8″ _builder_version=”3.0.106″ show_title_and_caption=”on” show_pagination=”on” fullwidth=”off” orientation=”landscape” zoom_icon_color=”#2ea3f2″ hover_overlay_color=”rgba(255,255,255,0.9)” background_layout=”light” pagination_font_size_tablet=”51″ pagination_line_height_tablet=”2″]
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