Trophy-hunting opposition takes aim
February 16, 2010 by Lynn Knell
Filed under BC government, BC news, Community, Environment, Recreation
The death of a great bear (Video by Pacific Wild)
“Millions of people, from royalty to your next door neighbor, travel the world over to ‘feel’ bear country, often because their own bear country is gone” -– Dr. Brian Horejsi, Dr. Barrie Gilbery and Dr. Lance Craighead.
Snowmobilers agree code of conduct for caribou
January 7, 2010 by ShuNews
Filed under BC government, Environment, Nature, Recreation, Revelstoke news
Sledders support mountain caribou recovery.
Ministry of Environment.
Snowmobile clubs in the Thompson, Kootenay and Cariboo regions of British Columbia have signed stewardship management agreements with the Province that will support the recovery of the mountain caribou population, announced Environment Minister Barry Penner.
“The new agreements give snowmobiling enthusiasts access to some beautiful mountain terrain for winter recreation yet provide protection to mountain caribou and their habitat,” said Penner. “We have worked in partnership with snowmobile associations to strike a balance to ensure mountain caribou have the space they need.”
Giant cedars near Revelstoke to be logged
October 22, 2009 by ShuNews
Filed under BC democracy, BC government, Environment, Global issues, Headlines, Nature, Revelstoke news
Some of the red cedars in the valley are over 4 metres across and up to 1800 years old. (Photo by Craig Pettitt)
NDP MLAs ‘overwhelmed’ by ancient forest of the Upper Incomappleux Valley — call for protection.
by Valhalla Wilderness Society.
Two NDP MLAs, Michael Sather and Guy Gentner, are calling upon the provincial government to take the initiative to protect BC’s rarest inland temperate rainforests. They are making the call after a tour of the Incomappleux River valley in southeastern BC hosted by the Valhalla Wilderness Society (VWS) on Friday, October 16.
