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Wildsight joins coalition demanding changes for wildlife

Conservation groups are calling on the next provincial government to take action on B.C.’s declining wildlife populations. Wildsight is one of a diverse coalition of…

Wildsight applauds province’s Old Growth Report

The B.C. government has released its long-awaited Old Growth Report. After months of speculation by both the forest industry and environmental organizations, the government put…

Critics praise old growth report but…

“Perceptions,” by Gerry Warner “A bitter pill.” That’s how B.C. author and conservationist Jim Cooperman described the strategic report on old growth timber preservation released…

Governing council to oversee wildlife strategy rollout

The B.C. government has announced a plan for the conservation and stewardship of B.C.’s wildlife, with a governing council to oversee the strategy. The Together…

River use debate reflects growing tensions

Letter to the Editor The use of jet boats in the St. Mary River near Kimberley is not a new controversy. But it reflects the…

Tireless conservation pioneer and advocate remembered

Golden resident Ellen Zimmerman passed away on Sunday, March 8 after a lengthy battle with cancer. Ellen Zimmerman Ellen was a tireless advocate for conservation…

Jumbo Glacier Resort is dead

The Ktunaxa Nation Council (KNC) is honoured and heartened to announce that Qat’muk, which includes the Jumbo Valley, will remain wild. The Jumbo Glacier Resort,…

UNDRIP legislation signals firm commitment

Letter to the Editor On October 24, the BC government introduced the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People Act. Wildsight welcomes this legislation which…

Qat’muk protection funding heralded

The Ktunaxa Nation has received approval from Environment and Climate Change Canada for funding to work toward developing an Indigenous Protected and Conserved Area, up…

Feds back indigenous protected, conserved area for Jumbo

There is welcome news in the long plight of the Jumbo Valley. Credit: Pat Morrow The Ktunaxa Nation Council has received approval from Environment and…