B.C. approved 83 logging cut blocks in endangered caribou habitat in last six months [The Narwhal]
New survey of permits granted by province highlights incongruity between treatment of forestry companies and a critically imperilled species
Wildsight news : Mountain caribou
Speak up: BC must act today to give mountain caribou a tomorrow
The devastating losses of mountain caribou over the past year in the South Purcells and South Selkirks highlight the total failure of British Columbia’s caribou recovery efforts. Despite the obvious urgency, the BC Government’s new proposed Caribou Recovery…
If BC won’t act for mountain caribou, the federal government will
Last Friday, Environment Minister Catherine McKenna declared an “imminent threat” to mountain caribou recovery, ordering the BC government to take immediate action to protect core mountain caribou habitat—or the federal government will step in and do it for them…
Four caribou left in South Purcells herd is a dire situation
The results of the spring caribou count are in—there are only four caribou left in the South Purcells herd. This comes less than two weeks after the tragic news that there are just three animals left in the South…
Only three caribou left in South Selkirks herd
Wildsight is mourning the tragic loss of all but three of the South Selkirks caribou herd and is again calling for immediate and full protection for all critical mountain caribou habitat in BC.
Kimberley Kids Gather Food for Our Endangered Mountain Caribou
Earlier this month, Kimberley students in Mrs Strachan-Garrel’s Grade 4/5 class at McKim Middle School put on snowshoes and went out into the snow to harvest lichen for our endangered mountain caribou.
Save Our Mountain Caribou Petition delivered to Catherine McKenna!
Thank you for standing up for Mountain Caribou! Last week, long-time Wildsighter Laurel Ralston delivered your Save Our Mountain Caribou petition directly into Catherine McKenna's hands in Ottawa. The petitions from you and nearly 600 others called on…
Kimberley volunteers give back to the reindeer this winter
This spring, pregnant female mountain caribou from the South Selkirk herd will give birth in a protected pen so that they, and their young calves, are safe from predators in the dangerous first six weeks after birth.
Mountain caribou need our help: New agreement is all talk, no action
Across BC, our mountain caribou are disappearing. Habitat destruction and threats from all corners have limited mountain caribou to small islands within their historical range that covered much of the province. After decades of half-measures, Canada and BC have…
Canada & BC reach historic agreement to protect mountain caribou—but will it be enough?
The governments of Canada and British Columbia last week announced an agreement to protect threatened mountain caribou in part of the province. This historic agreement between the federal and provincial governments is the first ever agreement reached under Section 11…