Thousands of hectares of old-growth forest, home to B.C.’s endangered southern mountain caribou, are being cleared for logging despite warnings from scientists and conservation groups. New satellite data reveals the province has approved logging in over 5,700 hectares of critical caribou habitat – an area roughly the size of 14 Stanley Parks. “It means the future extinction risk of these caribou herds is being decided today with those decisions on pending and approved cutting permits,” says Eddie Petryshen, a conservation specialist at Wildsight. The analysis, conducted by Stand.earth, Wilderness Committee and Wildsight, focused on three of the most at-risk herds: … Continue reading BC Approves Logging in 5,700 Hectares of Caribou Habitat as Population Drops 51% Since 1991