Pacific Wild — in collaboration with the Animal Alliance of Canada, The Fur-Bearers, Takaya’s Legacy and the Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) — just launched Howl2Horgan.org, a public engagement campaign targeted at Premier John Horgan. Be the first to visit our website and take action by sending a letter or making a phone call to Horgan’s office.
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This coming weekend we celebrate all mothers - on the land, in the sea, and in our human society. During a time of deep change in the world, spring is a time of rebirth that is both a comfort, and a galvanising force.
As humans it is up to us to make and protect space for life-giving nature. Wild mothers in wild places symbolise the power of renewal, for us as species and for landscapes facing uncertain futures.
We invite you to support all of these wisdom-carriers by sending an E-Card to the special mother in your life for a small donation.
Should you join our Monthly Giving Circle drive with a small monthly donation, a passionate match partner will double your gift for a full year.
Our goal is to welcome 100 new supporters into our circle, and to show how even the smallest of gifts can create a big impact for nature and wildlife in British Columbia.
Click on `DONATE: Mothers Day E-Card` in our bio!
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Did you know that while the B.C. government spends millions shooting thousands of wolves from helicopters to save endangered caribou, they are simultaneously also issuing hunters hundreds of licences to kill caribou in B.C.? Since the wolf cull began in 2015, approximately 851 woodland caribou have been legally hunted (this number excludes First Nations` right to sustenance hunting).
Of the wolves killed as part of the caribou recovery program this year, 110 were shot in the same two hunting regions (Region 6 and Region 7A) that are also still issuing caribou tags to hunters. Killing wolves to save caribou, and then issuing tags to hunt caribou in the same region does not make sense. The cull continues to be a smokescreen to distract from the continued destruction of caribou habitat, which is actively being subsidised by the B.C. government to the tune of millions of dollars.
Since caribou were first listed under the Species at Risk Act in 2003 over 20 years ago and governments were tasked with their recovery, seven herds of Southern Mountain Caribou have become locally extinct while habitat destruction (the primary cause of caribou decline) has increased by 262% in B.C. and Alberta. This, and hunting of caribou continues to be allowed.
Wolves should not have to pay with their lives because of government mismanagement.
Pacific Wild continues to call on the provincial government to take urgent action to end the wolf cull, and immediately protect and restore habitat. Unless the government changes tact, caribou are destined for extinction and will remain ecological refugees.
Share your thoughts. Let Premier David Eby know what you think. Call, email, or send the pre-written letter linked in our bio.
Phone: (250) 387-1715
Email: premier@gov.bc.ca
Follow the links to “Vermin or Vital” and “CariboutWolves” in our bio to learn more.
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An estimated 8,500 wolves live in B.C., and in the past 9 years over 8000 have been killed. The last estimates of the B.C. wolf population were surveyed in 1979 and 1991, with this information combined and published in a 2014 publication (the year before wolf culling for the caribou recovery program began). These are the numbers that the government is using to decide the fate of B.C. wolves, a species that has faced extermination in neighbouring states.
Wolves should not have to pay with their lives because of government’s mismanagement.
Pacific Wild continues to call on the provincial government to take urgent action to end the wolf cull, and immediately protect and restore caribou habitat.
Share your thoughts. Let Premier David Eby know what you think. Call, email, or send the pre-written letter linked in our bio.
Phone: (250) 387-1715
Email: premier@gov.bc.ca
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🚨 Breaking news 🚨The latest update from the provincial predator control program in British Columbia has just been released, and the numbers are alarming. Between last December and March of this year, the B.C. government has reported killing an additional 248 wolves to ostensibly protect endangered caribou. This brings the total to a staggering 2,192 wolves killed since the inception of the taxpayer-funded cull nine years ago.
In addition to the government-funded cull, wolves are also legally hunted by recreational hunters and trappers. Shockingly, many hunting regions have no bag limits or reporting requirements for wolf kills so no reliable estimates exist. According to voluntary reporting an additional 5,892 wolves have been hunted between 2015 and 2022.
At least 8,084 wolves have been killed by hunters and government contractors combined. 8,500 wolves live in B.C. according to the government’s most recent estimates published in 2014 (the year before culling began).
Pacific Wild is urgently calling on the provincial government to halt this indiscriminate war on wolves.
We call on the government to protect all caribou old growth habitat and immediately invest in large-scale restoration of disturbed areas. Non-lethal recovery actions that prevent wolves from hunting caribou exist and have been proven to be effective.
Sign our letter (linked in bio) and demand an end to the wolf cull today, or contact Premier David Eby directly to let him know what you think.
Phone: tel:2503871715
Email: premier@gov.bc.ca
#SaveBCWolves #explorebc #wildlifeconservation #stopthewolfcull #bcwildlife #hellobc #destinationbritishcolumbia #britishcolumbialife #SupernaturalBC #BeautifulBritishColumbia #tourismbritishcolumbia
Amber of Valhalla Wilderness Society rests amongst the trees of British Columbia`s forgotten rainforest: the inland temperate rainforest, the home of the only deep-snow mountain caribou on earth.
An incredible opportunity to protect endangered caribou and old-growth biodiversity is being missed. Canada`s federal government has set the goal to conserve 30% of our nation`s land and water by 2030, but provincial decisions in B.C. are still missing the mark.
Instead of recommending initiatives for immediate protection and large-scale habitat restoration efforts, a recent government-funded study “https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/eap.2965” instead suggests culling of wolves for an indefinite amount of time to recover declining caribou populations.
Killing wolves does not solve the root cause of the problem, which is habitat loss. Even though the study showed that in the short-term caribou numbers are increasing due to feeding, penning, wolf sterilisation, moose reduction, and wolf culling, the long-term survival of caribou remains in question when their habitat is still being disrupted by logging and oil and gas activities.
The B.C. government has spent hundreds of millions of dollars subsidising these industries within critical caribou habitat- if these funds were redirected towards conservation measures the Province could demonstrate a genuine commitment to protecting 30% by 2030.
By ranking importance on economics over habitat preservation, we not only jeopardise the health of ecosystems but also undermine our own long-term well-being. The B.C. government needs to to break this cycle and commit to sustainable stewardship commitments.
We do not have to kill wolves to save caribou - we simply have to stop destroying caribou habitat.
📸 Ramey Newell.
#Forestry #30by30 #30by2030 #Biodiversity #SaveBCWolves #Caribou #Rainforest
The last two weeks have not been good for wolves in western Canada with the release of two studies that look at the decline of caribou populations. The first, a British Columbia and Alberta government-funded study released last month acknowledges habitat destruction as the root cause of dwindling caribou populations and advocates for the” indefinite” culling of wolves as a desperate measure to safeguard caribou as habitat restoration will span hundreds of years. It`s a distressing paradox considering that old-growth logging and oil and gas developments continue in endangered herd areas.
Another study, this one backed by the government of Alberta, a province notorious for its climate change denial, was published this past week and points the finger squarely at climate change as the problem. According to this narrative, it`s not habitat destruction but rather our rapidly changing climate that is pushing caribou populations to the brink. And no surprise, the paper suggests that the killing of wolves is one of the solutions.
Meanwhile, amidst the timely release of these scientific reports, the B.C. government’s Caribou Recovery Program has broken its ten-month silence with an update to stakeholders and the public that offers little solace to wolf advocates. Despite this year’s cull being completed by the end of March, no new data has been released from predator-reduction “management activity” over the past winter.
Whether its a reluctance to face the formidable centuries-long restoration of old growth caribou habitat (let alone halting all old-growth logging for a start) or the intangible goal of combating the uncertainties of climate change, both studies stand to justify the governments’ intention to slaughter wolves while keeping to their economic agenda. Once again, the blame game is in full swing, and wolves are facing dire straits while Alberta and British Columbia refuse to deal with the harsh realities of larger environmental crises. What we do know is that this approach makes both caribou and wolves susceptible to ultimate extermination as species.
#wolves #savebcwolves #wolfcull #wildlifeprotection #wildlifeconservation
