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B.C. Liberals:Premier Christy Clark,Minister of Forest, Lands and Natural Resource,Hon. Steve Thomson,B.C. Minister of the Environment,Hon. Mary Polak, Green Party Leader,Elizabeth May
Assistant Deputy Minister – Ministry of Forest, Lands and Natural Resource Operations,Tom Ethier Conservation Director, Pacific Wild,Ian McAllister
Save B.C. Wolves!
Pacific Wild Denny Island, B.C., Canada
January 15, 2015
B.C. Government green-lights controversial wolf hunt in the South Selkirk and South Peace regions. As many as 184 wolves to be shot from helicopters.
Decades of habitat destruction and human encroachment have left BC’s mountain caribou on the edge of survival. Instead of protecting critical food and habitat for caribou, such as the lichen rich interior forests, the BC government has now placed the blame on wolves. Over 180 wolves are now being targeted for aerial killing in the next two months. These highly social and intelligent animals, icons of our natural heritage, should not be killed because of government negligence. Killing all the wolves in BC won’t bring the caribou back in the absence of habitat protection.
Wolves are highly social and intelligent animals and research shows that predator kill programs increase reproductive rates in wolves and destabilizes pack structure causing more predation of livestock and other non-native prey.
It is the view of Pacific Wild that this announcement is scientifically unsound and that wolves are being used as a scapegoat to divert attention from the fundamental problem of ongoing habitat destruction and displacement caused by human encroachment.
“This is not management, it’s a tax-payer funded kill program of one of our most iconic species.” said Ian McAllister, Conservation Director for Pacific Wild. “This is not only a horrific day for wolves in British Columbia but a sad day for public engagement and policy that will surely bring international condemnation to our borders.”
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LETTER TO
B.C. Liberals Premier Christy Clark
Minister of Forest, Lands and Natural Resources Hon. Steve Thomson
B.C. Minister of the Environment Hon. Mary Polak
and 3 others
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May
Assistant Deputy Minister – Ministry of Forest, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Tom Ethier
Conservation Director, Pacific Wild Ian McAllister
Save B.C. Wolves!
Honourable Minister Steve Thomson
Honourable Minister Mary Polak
Assistant Deputy Minister Tom Ethier
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It is very disgusting what you’re trying to do to these beautiful and intelligent animals. people have no right to shoot these defenceless animals. I do not agree with this and think it should be stopped immediately. this is outrageous behaviour.