" in the short term, killing wolves is one of the few actions that aids ailing caribou populations." but "the root cause of the caribou’s plight: Logging of old growth forests has cut away at habitat preferred by southern mountain caribou"
Logging of British Columbia's #OldGrowthForests increased -- despite government's assurances since overhaul to forestry practices 3 years ago.
#OldGrowthLogging increased by approximately 13% between 2020-2021.
Summer 2023: 400+ #BCwildfires/day plus #BCdrought of 60+% of water basins at highest severity level. Need biodiversity w/ old growth forests to support ecosystems, slow #ClimateChange.
Photo by TJ Watt, Ancient Forest Alliance, via CBC News
Conservationists have used the B.C government's own data to show that the logging of old-growth trees in the province went up in 2021 compared to 2020 — contradicting assurances that more old forests have been left standing since an overhaul to forestry practices was announced three years ago.
Please sign this petition created by the Indigenous Land Defenders who are trying to stop old growth logging in British Columbia
https://petitions.ourcommons.ca/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-4277
#environment #climate #OldGrowthLogging #SaveTheForests #Gitxsan #StandWithWetsuweten #IndigenousLandDefenders #Indigenous #LandDefenders
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