Give mountain caribou a fighting chance

Give mountain caribou a fighting chance

Wildsight news : Conservation

Your voice could help shape BC’s first species law

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In November 2023, British Columbia released its draft Biodiversity and Ecosystem Health Framework. The framework lays out the province’s vision to overhaul the current system of land and water management, replacing it instead with a new paradigm that prioritizes…
A grizzly bear

The space grizzlies need

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In the Rocky and Columbia Mountains, we are lucky to still have enough wild, connected spaces to support grizzly bears and other large animals. But unless people like you and I defend them, they too will be lost.

Speak up for an environmental assessment for Zincton resort

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The proposed Zincton ski and summer resort won’t have an environmental assessment — unless we speak up to demand one. Even though the resort would cover 55 square kilometres of crucial wildlife habitat in the Selkirk Mountains between Kaslo and New Denver, the developer says the resort is too small

Nature agreement is a step in right direction

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It’s been an exciting month for nature in British Columbia, with major conservation news that we hope will go a long way to protecting clean water, connected landscapes and safeguarding healthy wildlife populations.

Teck coal sale highlights water quality costs

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In 2022, Teck profited a staggering $6.4 billion from their steelmaking coal mines in southeast BC’s Elk Valley, making up 60% of Teck’s total global revenue. Teck’s coal profits in 2022 doubled from the previous year…
Skiing in the Selkirks

Doing business better

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Is there such a thing as a ‘low-impact’ ski lodge? Valhalla Mountain Touring owner Jasmin Caton is doing her best to make it a reality.