World Wildlife Day
As humans for 50,000 generations we were wildlife. I cannot see our identity as humans separate from the natural world in which we emerged. Over the last 500 generations we’ve largely removed ourselves from that relationship.
Wildsight news : Forests
A deeper look at the Incomappleux
When we think of British Columbia’s forests, we might picture the deep greens of towering cedar and hemlock lining the wild Pacific coast. Those in the southeast might imagine the sweet-scented ponderosa pine of the Rocky Mountain Trench…
Action alert: Speak up for BC’s biodiversity
BC is the most biodiverse province in Canada. It's also one of the last provinces with no specific legislation to protect species and habitats. The result is a long list of endangered species and ecosystems — some of which are…
A new era for forests in British Columbia
After decades of forest management that has prioritized timber supply over ecosystems and the health of British Columbia’s forests, Premier David Eby announced a transformational shift today. Alongside Minister of Forests Bruce Ralston, Eby announced the revocation of the…
Incomappleux protection marks a turning point for protection of rare Inland Temperate Rainforest
For Immediate Release: Kukama?nam/Kimberley Incomappleux protection marks a turning point for protection of rare Inland Temperate Rainforest Wildsight celebrates the creation of the Incomappleux Conservancy in the heart of the Inland Temperate Rainforest (ITR).
Action alert: Protect ancient forests in caribou habitat
Deep in the heart of BC’s Inland Temperate Rainforest a logging plan threatens ancient and globally rare forest in the Seymour River area, northwest of Revelstoke. The area is part of the epicentre for the largest remaining and most…
Ancient Forests in Caribou Habitat Remain At Risk In The Seymour River.
When a caribou moves, a tendon rolls over bones in its foot creating a unique clicking sound. A few years ago on a trip in the Northern Monashees, I ran into a female caribou in a meadow.
Photostory: In the Inland Temperate Rainforest with a lichenologist
Field work to conserve old growth forests and caribou habitat in the North Columbia mountains began this month. The project that we’re embarking on is identifying, assessing, and advocating for the protection of endangered old growth forest in the…
The world’s only Inland Temperate Rainforest
More than 500 kilometres from the coast, the world’s only Inland Temperate Rainforest is disappearing every day. Watch our newest campaign video to find out what the BC Government and logging industry doesn't want you to know, and…
Locally cherished area set to be logged during nesting and migratory bird season
For years, many residents of the small hamlet of Argenta and the West Kootenay have campaigned for the inclusion of the Argenta face, an important landscape on Kootenay Lake that lies between Argenta and Johnson’s Landing, into the Purcell…