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Karen McAllister
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Dir. of Community & Systems, Wolf Campaigner

Geoff Campbell
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Emmalai Page
Marine Campaigner

Martha Jordan
Administrator, Pacific Wild Alliance Inc. (US)

Rob Hackney
Manager of Finance

Justyne Banno
Executive Assistant & Development Coordinator

Chloe Hajjar
Marine Researcher & Campaign Assistant

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Michelle Meakin
Human Resources Advisor

Amelia O’Shea
Digital Librarian

Ian McAllister
Independent Conservation Advisor

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Photo by @iantmcallister // Over the last few weeks we have introduced our new campaign, #InDeepTrouble. Bottom trawl fishing vessels in the Canadian Pacific are silently getting away with irreversible destruction of marine life. This practice, often equated to the ocean equivalent of clearcutting, results in loss of diversity, destruction of seafloor habitat, release of carbon dioxide, and the death of tens of thousands otherwise healthy fish that will never be consumed by humans.

In our campaign, we have highlighted key steps and solutions to supporting the Canadian groundfish fishery towards an eventual ban on bottom trawling, while suggesting possible changes in the industry to mitigate the impacts that trawling has in the meantime. We encourage you to refer to our previous posts outlining Marine Protected Areas, Increased Transparency, Gear Development and Fishermen Retraining as effective tools.

We hope to encourage the newly elected government to implement effective environmental protection strategies and fisheries management practices that are environmentally and socially beneficial. Stay tuned for a call to action and possible in person events in the new year.

Link in bio to read more.

#groundfish #bottomtrawling #fishing #fishermentraining #marineprotectedareas #tabootrawl #ghostgear

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Earlier this summer, Pacific Wild spent two days in court. Our hearing challenged the legalities surrounding the killing of wolves in British Columbia by the provincial government. The case has made some headway and the judge is engaged. While court time was originally set for only two days, the judge has deemed that at least three more days in court are required. These dates are now set for October 27-29, 2021. ⁣
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The wolf cull has been taking place since 2015, with approximately 1,400 wolves killed since the program began. In our view, the authority to cull wolves by aircraft has been inappropriately given to regional managers under current Wildlife Act regulations. The majority of wolf killings have occurred via civilians (contracted by the government) shooting from helicopters which we say also breaks federal aviation laws.⁣
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As this project continues, we need your help more than ever to fund our legal and other campaign efforts. Leading up to our hearing dates beginning on October 27th, we are running a fundraising campaign to #SaveBCWolves with a goal of $15,000. We're already $5K there!⁣
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Click the link in our bio to learn more about our legal fight and make your donation. Don’t forget to share this post with your friends to help us maximize our reach.⁣
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#BCpoli #CDNpoli #WolfConservation #Wolves #EnvironmentalLaw #AnimalLaw #PacificWild

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𝐒𝐀𝐕𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄 // Attention Vancouver Island supporters - Join Pacific Wild and our partners in Victoria in front of the Parliament buildings to make your voice heard and help us #SaveBCWolves! Petitions totalling more than half a million signatories, letters and cards will be delivered to the Legislature in an effort to stop the aerial wolf cull and to put a moratorium on recreational wolf killing in B.C.
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All Covid-19 protocols in place. Minimum 6 ft of space, masks required.⁣ RSVP on Facebook via the link in our bio.

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Photo by @eiko_jones_ // This past summer, British Columbia saw intensified climate change with heat waves, wildfires and drought. These changes created adverse effects on ecosystems and fisheries. Rivers, creeks and waterways were warm and dry making it difficult for fish to survive or migrate.

A recent article published in @thenarwhalca followed the Ahousaht Guardians and their efforts to help migrating salmon in the Bedwell river. The juvenile salmon struggled in dangerously shallow and warm pools. With little rain and risk of continued heat through the summer, restoration teams worked to move close to 1600 Coho salmon nests to other parts of the river.

The Bedwell River, which historically saw 1600-2000 Chinook salmon return for spawning season, only had 302 returning, an 81% decline. Now, juvenile salmon populations leaving the Bedwell river are facing multiple challenges; from habitat loss, overharvesting, climate change, fish farms and sea lice.

#pacificwild #salmoncount #salmon #salmonrestoration #cohosalmon

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Photos by @iantmcallister // It’s election day for all our Canadian supporters! Today, you will decide the future of our country amidst a global biodiversity crisis. Here on the Canadian Pacific coast, a host of wildlife species are declining at alarming rates. Still, many of our political policies around wildlife management, commercial fisheries, marine protection, and industrial logging are lacking environmental sustainability and putting iconic species at-risk. ⁣⁣⁣
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This election, we’ve been providing you with background information, potential questions and talking points about our various environmental campaigns to ask candidates in your riding. We encourage you to continue holding your political representatives accountable for these and other environmental issues after the votes have been cast.⁣
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Combating these issues will determine where Canada positions itself environmentally in the international community. We're in the middle of a new era for conservation and sustainability and it's high-time we started acting more like champions for the health of our planet. Please exercise your right to vote for an environmental leader in your riding today! Our beautiful and fragile ecosystems depend on it. ⁣⁣
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You can view all our top questions for candidates/MPs at the link in our bio. ⁣
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#SalmonCount #SaveBCWolves #BIGLittleFish #InDeepTrouble #canadianelection #cdnpoli #bcpoli #itsourvote #vote #election2021 #elxn43 #canadavotes #canada #conservation #ig_discover_wildlife

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Fairy Creek has officially become the largest act of civil disobedience in Canadian history. Since August 2020, more than 1,000 people have been arrested on Pacheedaht territory protecting the last untouched valley of unlogged temperate old-growth forest on southern Vancouver Island.⁣⁣ Previously the record was set in Clayoquot Sound in 1993 where 856 arrests were made protecting ancient forests. ⁣⁣
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In the last year, protesters have created blockades, built resistance camps, dug trenches and constructed tripods in efforts to block any access for logging. Now more than 185 complaints of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police have been submitted to the Civil Review and Complaints Commision with reports of excessive force, refusal of medical attention, inappropriate interference with legal observers, media and lack of police identification. ⁣⁣
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With only 415,000 hectares of B.C old-growth forests remaining, the potential losses here will have irreversible long-term effects on biodiversity. These highly productive forests are home to many endangered species, like the mountain caribou, northern goshawk, screech owl and more.⁣⁣
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Old growth needs to be protected today, call your candidates and @johnhorgan4bc to let them know you do not support the continued logging of productive old growth forests. ⁣⁣
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Photos shot in Pacheedaht Territory by @geoffreymcampbell ⁣
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#pacificwild #oldgrowth #protectoldgrowth #forestrymanagement #forestry #saveoldgrowth #bcpoli #cdnpoli #temperaterainforest #ancientforest #worthmorestanding

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