Over the past 20 years, more than 200 bighorn sheep have died on the highway at Radium on the edge of the Rocky Mountains. In January, seven sheep were killed on one deadly stretch of highway just outside Kootenay National Park.
Failure to act has resulted in the death of at least four dead bighorn sheep over five days last week alone. This is the latest in a spate of deaths decimating the Radium bighorn sheep herd that saw an additional 13 highway mortalities in 2021. The One Mile Hill leading into Radium Hot Springs has … Continued
The Elk Valley is one of the most industrialized valleys in British Columbia. It is also one of the most important places in North America for wildlife connectivity. While most people are aware of the impact of forestry and mining, residential development is also a threat to key wildlife corridors and habitat. Such is the … Continued
After significant pressure from Indigenous nations and the public, the BC government has agreed to defer an old growth valley north of Revelstoke that provides critical habitat for caribou. The B.C. government’s own logging agency, BC Timber Sales (BCTS) confirmed that they have removed the three remaining cutblocks in Argonaut Creek. This comes one year … Continued
Update: Two dedicated wildlife champions have stepped up to match your donation for the wild, up to $14,000! That means your gift of $50 becomes $100 for wildlife, wild places, and clean water. “A root!” The words reach me down the trail as my 2-year-old son excitedly jumps over another tree root in our afternoon forest … Continued
The article below was originally published in the Salmon Arm Observer and Shuswap Passion. By Jim Cooperman Thanks to the work of a forest campaigner, Eddie Petryshen, from the Kootenay environmental group Wildsight, we are now aware of the plans to log the remaining stands of giant, ancient red cedars in the Upper Seymour River … Continued
The BC government recently announced plans to defer logging of 2.6 million hectares of high-risk old growth forests pending the outcome of consultations with Indigenous Nations. The deferrals, based on the priority areas identified by the independent Old Growth Technical Advisory Panel, show that the provincial government recognizes the desperate state of our old growth … Continued
Today the provincial government took steps towards protecting BC’s irreplaceable old growth forests, but the work is not done yet. An Old Growth Technical Review Panel found that nearly 70 percent of BC’s old growth forests are unprotected and open to logging. The panel recommended the highest priority old growth stands for protection, including at-risk … Continued
We walk through the forest, crisscrossing wildlife paths. The ground rises and falls beneath our feet. Brush swipes pant legs; rocks roll under our shoes as we make our way from the logging road to the site of today’s work. Tim Chapman (Wildsight’s coordinator for Youth Climate Corps Kimberley/Cranbrook) and I traverse this crown land … Continued
The proposed Zincton Resort is a massive ski resort development that would cover 55 square kilometres of the Central Selkirk mountains between Kaslo and New Denver. The proposed resort passed the first stage of review from the BC Mountain Resorts Branch, and is now in the second public comment period phase until November 23. The … Continued
