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Category: Open Letters

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Joint Letter: Call on the B.C. Government to End the Provincial Wolf Cull

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Herring

Joint Letter: 11 Organizations Call for a Herring Fishery Moratorium

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The seine fleet on the water in the Strait of Georgia in 2019. Photo: Ian McAllister
Herring

Pacific Wild’s Feedback on the 2023/2024 Draft Integrated Fisheries Management Plan for Pacific Herring

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Canada must Sign High Seas Treaty

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Open Letter: 11 Points on Grizzly Bear Stewardship

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Open Letter: Grizzly Bear Stewardship Framework Survey

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Joint Letter: Support for Coastal Marine Strategy

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B.C. Government Releases Disturbing Wolf Cull Images

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Joint Feedback from Environmental Non-Governmental Organizations on the British Columbia Coastal Marine Strategy Policy Intentions Paper

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Herring

IFMP Response: Recommendations for 2022/2023 Pacific herring IFMP

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Forests

Open Letter: Maximum Yield Strategies in Nahmint & the Nibble Theory of Old Growth Management Areas

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Open Letter: Troubled Triggers: Correcting the Aim on B.C.’s Wolf Cull

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Joint Letter: Outlaw Wildlife Killing Contests

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Joint Letter: Confront the Climate Emergency

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An Open Reply: Recall of Assault-Style Weapons in the Public Service

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Do local politics even matter? Short answer: heck yes they do. 💪

⏰ Research your local candidates and go vote on Saturday October 17 in your local municipal election. And bring your friends!

Do you have examples of how local governance affects nature in your hometown?
Share in the comments below. 👇

Authorized by Pacific Wild Alliance, registered sponsor under the Election Act, 250-380-0547
#Vote #Conservation #LocalElection #ProtectWildPlaces #BCPoli

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Do local politics even matter? Short answer: heck yes they do. 💪

⏰ Research your local candidates and go vote on Saturday October 17 in your local municipal election. And bring your friends!

Do you have examples of how local governance affects nature in your hometown? 
Share in the comments below. 👇

Authorized by Pacific Wild Alliance, registered sponsor under the Election Act, 250-380-0547
#Vote #Conservation #LocalElection #ProtectWildPlaces #BCPoli

🚨 UPDATE: Incase you haven’t heard, the federal government has designated the proposed Pacific Link oil pipeline a “Project of National Interest.” But Bill C-39 is still up for review and public comment.

The proposed pipeline would transport up to one million barrels of oil per day from Alberta to a new marine terminal at Roberts Bank in the Fraser River Estuary, bringing additional oil tanker traffic into the Salish Sea.

The consequences extend far beyond energy policy. Expanding oil production and transportation raises serious concerns about air and water pollution, toxic tailings, greenhouse gas emissions, and climate-driven impacts such as wildfire and smoke, with consequences for ecosystems and human health.

On the coast, the stakes are particularly high. The Fraser River Estuary provides vital habitat for salmon, migratory birds and countless other species, while the Salish Sea is critical habitat for endangered Southern Resident killer whales. Increased tanker traffic would add underwater noise and disturbance to an already stressed population, alongside the risk of an oil spill.

Pacific Wild joined with Indigenous Nations, environmental groups, and concerned individuals to submit feedback opposing the pipeline’s designation as a Project of National Interest. Projects of this scale require rigorous, transparent and science-based environmental assessment, with their cumulative impacts on climate, human health, Indigenous rights and biodiversity fully considered.

The B.C. Coast is not a sacrifice zone.

🚨➡️ Next on the federal threat list is Bill C-39 which could override Endangered Species protections, reduce public input, weaken safeguards for fish and important waterways, and create environmental exclusion zones where projects like pipelines, mines or AI data centres could be pre-approved without individual environmental assessments.

✍️ Use your voice! Visit https://buildcanadaclean.ca/ to use learn more and the action tools created by West Coast Environmental Law to have a say on Bill C-39!

⏰ Deadline for input is October 26.

📹 by @iantmcallister

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🚨 UPDATE: Incase you haven’t heard, the federal government has designated the proposed Pacific Link oil pipeline a “Project of National Interest.” But Bill C-39 is still up for review and public comment. 

The proposed pipeline would transport up to one million barrels of oil per day from Alberta to a new marine terminal at Roberts Bank in the Fraser River Estuary, bringing additional oil tanker traffic into the Salish Sea.

The consequences extend far beyond energy policy. Expanding oil production and transportation raises serious concerns about air and water pollution, toxic tailings, greenhouse gas emissions, and climate-driven impacts such as wildfire and smoke, with consequences for ecosystems and human health.

On the coast, the stakes are particularly high. The Fraser River Estuary provides vital habitat for salmon, migratory birds and countless other species, while the Salish Sea is critical habitat for endangered Southern Resident killer whales. Increased tanker traffic would add underwater noise and disturbance to an already stressed population, alongside the risk of an oil spill.

Pacific Wild joined with Indigenous Nations, environmental groups, and concerned individuals to submit feedback opposing the pipeline’s designation as a Project of National Interest. Projects of this scale require rigorous, transparent and science-based environmental assessment, with their cumulative impacts on climate, human health, Indigenous rights and biodiversity fully considered.

The B.C. Coast is not a sacrifice zone.

🚨➡️ Next on the federal threat list is Bill C-39 which could override Endangered Species protections, reduce public input, weaken safeguards for fish and important waterways, and create environmental exclusion zones where projects like pipelines, mines or AI data centres could be pre-approved without individual environmental assessments.

✍️ Use your voice! Visit https://buildcanadaclean.ca/ to use learn more and the action tools created by West Coast Environmental Law to have a say on Bill C-39! 

⏰ Deadline for input is October 26. 

📹 by @iantmcallister

🌲 Four Walbran forest defenders have been sentenced for criminal contempt.

Pacific Wild attended B.C. Supreme Court hearings on October 5, 2026, where four people who took action to protect old-growth forests in the Walbran were sentenced for breaching the injunction granted to Tsawak-Qin Forestry. This injunction prohibits people from obstructing the company’s logging operations in the Walbran.

Here’s what we learned:
⚖️ All four had pleaded guilty, so the hearings focused on sentencing. The court considered the circumstances of each action, including the level of risk involved, and each person’s individual circumstances.

🪵 Two forest defenders were sentenced to seven days in jail. Another received four days in jail and a $2,250 fine for two separate breaches. The longest sentence, 21 days in jail, followed an action that the court found was significantly more dangerous.

The court recognized factors including early guilty pleas, good character, remorse, cooperation, and the defenders’ motivations to protect forests. At the same time, it emphasized that environmental motivation does not excuse knowingly breaching a court order.

These hearings highlight the serious legal consequences faced by people taking direct action to defend the Walbran’s old-growth forests.

#Walbran #OldGrowth #ForestDefenders #OldGrowthProtection #BCForests #EnvironmentalJustice #PacificWild

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🌲 Four Walbran forest defenders have been sentenced for criminal contempt.

Pacific Wild attended B.C. Supreme Court hearings on October 5, 2026, where four people who took action to protect old-growth forests in the Walbran were sentenced for breaching the injunction granted to Tsawak-Qin Forestry. This injunction prohibits people from obstructing the company’s logging operations in the Walbran.

Here’s what we learned: 
⚖️ All four had pleaded guilty, so the hearings focused on sentencing. The court considered the circumstances of each action, including the level of risk involved, and each person’s individual circumstances.

🪵 Two forest defenders were sentenced to seven days in jail. Another received four days in jail and a $2,250 fine for two separate breaches. The longest sentence, 21 days in jail, followed an action that the court found was significantly more dangerous. 

The court recognized factors including early guilty pleas, good character, remorse, cooperation, and the defenders’ motivations to protect forests. At the same time, it emphasized that environmental motivation does not excuse knowingly breaching a court order.

These hearings highlight the serious legal consequences faced by people taking direct action to defend the Walbran’s old-growth forests.

#Walbran #OldGrowth #ForestDefenders #OldGrowthProtection #BCForests #EnvironmentalJustice #PacificWild

🐻🍂 Fat Bear Week may be over, but B.C.’s bears are still taking bulking season very seriously.
Meet Big Momma, a female grizzly making the most of one of the most important meals of the year: the fall salmon run.
Right now, bears across B.C. are in hyperphagia, a period of intense eating as they prepare for the winter months ahead. Along the coast, that means taking full advantage of spawning salmon returning to rivers and streams.
But all that feasting does more than build up a bear’s fat reserves. When bears carry salmon away from streams and into the forest, they move marine-derived nutrients from ocean to land. Leftover carcasses, scraps, and waste provide nutrients to plants, soils, insects, scavengers, and countless other species.
🌊🐟🌲Bears are an important connection between land and sea, helping bring the ocean into the forest, one salmon at a time. And judging by Big Momma, she’s been working very hard at it.

📹 by @kwexphoto
#FatBearWeek #GrizzlyBear #SalmonRun #SaveBCBears #BritishColumbia

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🐻🍂 Fat Bear Week may be over, but B.C.’s bears are still taking bulking season very seriously. 
Meet Big Momma, a female grizzly making the most of one of the most important meals of the year: the fall salmon run.
Right now, bears across B.C. are in hyperphagia, a period of intense eating as they prepare for the winter months ahead. Along the coast, that means taking full advantage of spawning salmon returning to rivers and streams.
But all that feasting does more than build up a bear’s fat reserves. When bears carry salmon away from streams and into the forest, they move marine-derived nutrients from ocean to land. Leftover carcasses, scraps, and waste provide nutrients to plants, soils, insects, scavengers, and countless other species. 
🌊🐟🌲Bears are an important connection between land and sea, helping bring the ocean into the forest, one salmon at a time. And judging by Big Momma, she’s been working very hard at it.

📹 by @kwexphoto
#FatBearWeek #GrizzlyBear #SalmonRun #SaveBCBears #BritishColumbia

🐕 A few days ago we went to a nearby dog park and asked passersby about their priorities for the future of B.C.. This is what they had to say.

The upcoming election will likely feature heavily in discussions around Thanksgiving dinner tables this weekend, and we want to hear your take!

❓What do you think makes B.C. special?
❓What do you think the next Premier of B.C. should be protecting and prioritizing?
✍️ Let us know in the comments below. ⬇️

Authorized by Pacific Wild Alliance, registered sponsor under the Election Act, 250-380-0547

*Note partisan comments may need to be removed.

#BCPoli #Democracy #BCElection2026

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🐕 A few days ago we went to a nearby dog park and asked passersby about their priorities for the future of B.C.. This is what they had to say.

The upcoming election will likely feature heavily in discussions around Thanksgiving dinner tables this weekend, and we want to hear your take!

❓What do you think makes B.C. special?
❓What do you think the next Premier of B.C. should be protecting and prioritizing?
✍️ Let us know in the comments below. ⬇️

Authorized by Pacific Wild Alliance, registered sponsor under the Election Act, 250-380-0547

*Note partisan comments may need to be removed.

#BCPoli #Democracy #BCElection2026

Hundreds of people gathered in Victoria and across the province this Sunday to demand an end to old-growth logging in B.C. and a shift to ecosystem-based forest management.

Pacific Wild was honoured to attend the Victoria ‘Hands Off Old Growth’ rally, organized by Elders for Ancient Trees and other conservation groups. Inspirational First Nations speakers and performers took to the stage, along with members of the healthcare sector, forestry labour unions, environmentalists, and a guest appearance by B.C. Green Party leader Emily Lowan.

Children, college students, adults, and elders sang and cheered together, and hundreds traced their hands on a giant banner to show their support for protecting B.C.’s last remaining ancient forests.

Rally participants made it clear that British Columbians will not tolerate the B.C. government’s unabashed logging of old-growth forests, which amount to less than 3% of all remaining forests in the province.

Instead, we demand the immediate protection of ancient and primary forests, and an overhaul of current forestry policy to a system that supports local economies and protects the ecological integrity of our irreplaceable ecosystems.

Swipe to watch clips of some of the fantastic speeches and see photos from the Victoria rally.

For more, see the CBC news coverage of the event: cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/victoria-rally-old-growth-9.7369019
Video by Lars Isaac, Photos by Evan O’Gorman, Kristen Weiss & Natasha W.
#SaveBCForests #ProtectOldGrowth #HandsOffOldGrowth #newforestact

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Hundreds of people gathered in Victoria and across the province this Sunday  to demand an end to old-growth logging in B.C. and a shift to ecosystem-based forest management.

Pacific Wild was honoured to attend the Victoria ‘Hands Off Old Growth’ rally, organized by Elders for Ancient Trees and other conservation groups. Inspirational First Nations speakers and performers took to the stage, along with members of the healthcare sector, forestry labour unions, environmentalists, and a guest appearance by B.C. Green Party leader Emily Lowan.

Children, college students, adults, and elders sang and cheered together, and hundreds traced their hands on a giant banner to show their support for protecting B.C.’s last remaining ancient forests.

Rally participants made it clear that British Columbians will not tolerate the B.C. government’s unabashed logging of old-growth forests, which amount to less than 3% of all remaining forests in the province.

 Instead, we demand the immediate protection of ancient and primary forests, and an overhaul of current forestry policy to a system that supports local economies and protects the ecological integrity of our irreplaceable ecosystems.

Swipe to watch clips of some of the fantastic speeches and see photos from the Victoria rally.

For more, see the CBC news coverage of the event: cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/victoria-rally-old-growth-9.7369019
Video by Lars Isaac, Photos by Evan O’Gorman, Kristen Weiss & Natasha W. 
#SaveBCForests #ProtectOldGrowth #HandsOffOldGrowth #newforestact

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