Letter of Support for Oak Bay Resolution
The current resolution brought forward by the Municipality of Oak Bay calling for a moratorium on the recreational hunting of wolves is one that we wholeheartedly support.
Police Act Reform Submission
Pacific Wild’s submission to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for review and consideration with a specific focus on the BC Conservation Officer Service’s role as a law enforcement service provider in British Columbia
National Observer: BC kills 237 wolves while court challenge of air hunt pending
The B.C. government killed 237 wolves as part of its wolf cull program over the winter despite a court challenge on the legality of the aerial practice.
Press Release: B.C. Kills 237 Wolves While Matter Before the Courts
Pacific Wild has learned that the B.C. government killed 237 wolves during the winter of 2021 as part of the province’s continued war on wolves – despite the matter of the lawfulness of the cull being before the courts.
Put Earth First Today!
Today is Earth Day, a global celebration with the involvement of nearly every country on the planet.
The Declining Economic Value of Pacific Herring
Herring fishers are making a fraction of what they made decades ago, for the same quantity of fish. Not only has the price of herring declined, but herring populations throughout B.C. have displayed a long term decline in size-at-age, making them less desirable to fishers.
The Fairy Creek Blockades: A Last Stand to Protect our Last Stands
“All Eyes on Fairy Creek” and “The Last Stand” are statements currently being echoed by various organizations, media, members of government, and concerned citizens of British Columbia and beyond.
Herring are Worth More in the Water than in Nets
Herring are most valuable to British Columbia as the foundation of the coastal ecosystem and herring contribute more to British Columbia’s economy by feeding other species than by being caught and processed.
Pacific Herring are Critical to the B.C. Coast Ecosystem
Pacific herring play a critical role in the coastal ecosystem. They transfer energy from phyto and zooplanktons to larger marine
Protected: Traceability: Where Do Commercially Fished Pacific Herring End Up?
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BC needs to change its sad history of wolf management
An open letter to Katrine Conroy, Minister of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development, from Dr John and Mary Theberge, Canada’s senior wolf research biologists.
Pacific Herring Management in 2021
Yet again, the Strait of Georgia holds the last remaining commercial fishing grounds with the current 2020/2021 IFMP allowing a quota of 20% the assessed biomass.
Press Release: Government mismanagement to blame for substantial Pacific herring decline
Archives demonstrate long-term knowledge of impending collapse and distinctive herring populations. Still, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) has approved the 2020/2021 Pacific herring Integrated
Fisheries Management Plan.
Read Now: “The Fighting Fish”
Pacific Wild’s new research paper provides evidence that government mismanagement is to blame for substantial Pacific herring decline.
Pacific Wild Journal 2020: Dispatches from a Northern Rainforest (Digital Version)
Featuring articles, updates and opinions on current campaigns, the Pacific Wild Journal is a comprehensive look at the work we’ve done, and where we are going.
Salmon Counting Projects on the Coast
Salmon monitoring programs are truly our only window into the status of salmon on the central and north coast of BC. Without proper annual stock assessments the status of wild salmon is at best a guess.
Blind Management, Uncounted Rivers
The very foundation of salmon stewardship requires the annual monitoring of thousands of watersheds in coastal B.C. in order to assess the health and abundance of spawning salmon, yet in the last 15 years, DFO funding for salmon escapement programs has been cut by over 60%.
Why Are Rivers Left Uncounted?
Despite tens of millions of dollars being allocated for wild salmon conservation in B.C., Canada’s federal government has divested from salmon monitoring projects. If fewer than 10% of B.C.’s salmon runs are actually monitored, how is DFO reliably allocating wild salmon for fisheries and broader ecosystem needs?
