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Wildsight news : Mountain caribou

Wildlife lose out in BC legislation

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Current legislation in British Columbia does not prioritize species at risk such as caribou, nor protect biodiversity and functional ecosystems. Land use continues to be driven by outdated legislation designed to get logs to sawmills, and coal and minerals to market.

Argonaut old growth is still on the chopping block

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Government planned to log untouched old growth in Argonaut Creek, deep in the Inland Temperate Rainforest north of Revelstoke. But more than a thousand people spoke up and they cancelled most — but not all — of their logging plans.

A win for caribou, but more to do

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Public pressure pushed BC to defer the sale of most of the logging blocks in Argonaut Creek, 100 kilometres northeast of Revelstoke in the Northern Selkirk mountains. But we're not done yet. There’s still logging planned for three remaining cutblocks, or about 63 hectares of old growth forest.

Watch now: Inland Temperate Rainforest Webinar

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If you missed our webinar on the Inland Temperate Rainforest, or want to share with those who missed the informative and visually-stunning presentation, enjoy the rerun now: https://player.vimeo.com/video/486205680 If you're inspired to take…

Action Alert: Defend our old growth forests

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Just before the election, John Horgan committed to implementing all 14 recommendations from the provincial old growth report. Please remind the newly formed provincial government that they must keep their promise and get to work immediately to protect old growth across the province.

Saving BC’s Forgotten Rainforest

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It started as an expedition to track down the elusive mountain caribou. David Moskowitz - renowned photographer, writer and wildlife tracker - had already written about the disappearing species a few times, but had never encountered them in the wild.