There are boa constrictors in Kootenay National Park? Known as the northern rubber boa, these nocturnal snakes can grow up to 85 cm. They are…
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Nature Trust races to save crucial habitat
B.C. charity calls on nature lovers to help raise the final $415,000 to protect over 422 acres of wetland, grassland and forest near Wasa before the…
Nature Trust launches campaign to protect local corridor
The Nature Trust of British Columbia, one of the province’s leading non-profit land conservation organizations, has announced a fundraising campaign to raise the last $300,000…
Wildsight questions federal direction to Teck
Teck Resources Limited last week announced that Environment and Climate Change Canada issued a ‘Direction’ under the Fisheries Act to Teck Coal, setting out measures to be taken…
Musical Bobolink gets around but faces threats
By Ian Adams “It is as if he touched his harp with a vase of liquid melody, and when he lifted it out, the notes…
Feedback requested on management of private forests
The public is invited to provide input on a program that helps to ensure the sustainable management of private forests in B.C. “We want to…
Caribou engagement session added to Cranbrook
The provincial government has decided to include the East Kootenay in the public discussions around caribou recovery. On April 8 the Ministry of Forests, Lands,…
Region excluded from caribou engagement sessions
Despite claiming it is bringing caribou conservation engagement to the “Kootenays” in an April 8 news release, there will be no provincial government public engagement…
Wildsight hails historic partnerships for mountain caribou
The Government of British Columbia recently announced two important agreements that will influence the fate of mountain caribou in the province. The first agreement is…
Looking for an ancient frog with modern genetics
Parks Plates and Trust support innovative ecological study in Gilnockie Provincial Park By Ian Adams The helicopter nestles into the natural forest opening atop a…