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Wildsight news : Conservation
BC government announces historic partnerships for mountain caribou recovery
The government of British Columbia recently announced two important agreements that will influence the fate of mountain caribou in the province. The first agreement is a historic partnership between British Columbia, Canada and the West Moberly and Saulteau First Nations…
Our 2018 Annual Report
Join us in celebrating everything we’ve achieved together with our 2018 annual report. Take a look and read about what we accomplished together last year with our partners, members, donors and supporters.
Cranbrook kids collect lichen for recently moved caribou
This week, 74 students from T.M. Roberts Elementary spent a cold morning collecting lichen for mountain caribou—and creating hope for the future. The lichen, gathered from tree branches, will feed the last few animals in our local caribou…
Big clear-cuts, big problems: Private Managed Forests in the Elk Valley
Send your message to the Forests Minister! It’s hard to miss the huge new clear-cut on a steep slope just to the north of Fernie. Why are we allowing this kind of logging, right beside a town with…
Species on the Brink: Selkirk and Purcell Caribou Relocated to Revelstoke
Join us for a candlelight vigil to remember the caribou in Kimberley on Feb 5. Efforts to rescue mountain caribou in the Purcell and southern Selkirk Mountains over the past two decades have resulted in translocation of animals to the…
New Environmental Assessment Act for British Columbia
British Columbia passed a new Environmental Assessment Act this fall. Under the new Act, large projects being proposed in BC will have a new set of criteria to help determine whether or not they should go ahead.
Have you seen birds?
“Have you seen winter birds? Searching snow and tapping bark, Perching puffed in freezing dark Winter birds need lots of feed, Scraps of fat and sacks of seed. Have you seen birds?" I used to think of birding as kind…
It’s up to us to write the story
I’m writing to you because we need your help today to fight for our wildlife and wild spaces. You may have seen the many news reports coming out lately about how our world’s wilderness is disappearing.
For decades B.C. failed to address selenium pollution in the Elk Valley. Now no one knows how to stop it. [The Narwhal]
There are no viable solutions to stop the tide of selenium leaching into Canadian and U.S. water from a 100-kilometre stretch of coal mines owned and operated by mining giant Teck. Deformed fish, a potential fish population collapse and contaminated drinking water signal more trouble to come.