BC plans to keep killing wolves
Despite clear opposition from the public, government continues with plan to aerial gun wolves as part of their caribou recovery plans.
January 31, 2022
Tag: caribou
Caribou plan requires more solutions, government survey shows
BC plans to kill wolves for five more years in a bid to protect endangered caribou. But survey results show most people oppose their plans.
January 21, 2022
B.C. Selling roads to caribou destruction
Defender Radio returns for its 8th season to share unsettling news about B.C. auctioning cutblocks in the middle of critical caribou habitat.
October 8, 2020
Wolf Cull Science
A new paper contests the policy-setting study that led British Columbia down the path of killing hundreds of wolves in a cull. Amelia Porter, one of The Fur-Bearers' science advisors, joined Defender Radio to explore both studies and what the updated information could mean.
July 30, 2020
Pacific Wild takes B.C. to court over wolf cull
Aerial killings of wolves the centre of court filings.
July 22, 2020
Wolf cull based on flawed science, researchers say
Nearly 500 wolves killed as part of cull to protect caribou.
July 16, 2020
Mountain Caribou Habitat: Exceeding Disturbance Limits
Report shows mountain caribou have lost more habitat than what's needed for their survival.
February 21, 2020
Pacific Wild sends cease and desist to province over wolf cull
NGO alleges aerial shooting is in contravention of BC law.
February 19, 2020
Critique finds flaws in BC’s wolf cull paper
Non-lethal solutions exist and can protect at-risk caribou without slaughtering wolves.
February 10, 2020
ACTION ALERT: BC wants to kill MORE wolves
Document unearthed by Conservation North indicates plan to kill at least 80% of wolves in regions.
September 16, 2019
Charlotte Dawe: Crossroads for Caribou Conservation in BC
Plans to protect mountain caribou are being developed, but will industry and political misinformation mixed with willful ignorance of economics and science determine their fate? Charlotte Dawe of the Wilderness Committee joins Defender Radio to discuss.
May 30, 2019
Intolerable Cruelty paints an alarming picture of wildlife killing in Canada
Dr. Gilbert Proulx’s book spells out the scientific case to end the use of snares and strychnine.
February 28, 2019
TAKE ACTION: BC’s wolves being killed in failed attempt to protect caribou
The government of British Columbia intends to continue killing grey wolves in an ultimately futile attempt to save endangered mountain caribou. Researchers have noted that
February 9, 2017
ACTION ALERT: Final chance to speak against Alberta’s wolf killing plan
The public’s opportunity to comment on the Alberta government’s proposal to step up the killing of wolves to protect endangered mountain caribou – even though
August 4, 2016
Alberta allows continued drilling on endangered caribou habitat
The habitat is being destroyed. The caribou are losing their homes. The wolves are being murdered. All for the sake of a few dollars in
April 19, 2015
ACTION ALERT: BC government now says wolf cull will last five years
Adding fuel to the fire caused by their decision to murder over 100 wolves in a weak attempt to protect caribou, the BC government has
February 11, 2015
ACTION ALERT: Wolves in Western Canada need your help
Adding to the upsetting news that the government of Alberta will likely expand their wolf cull, the British Columbia government has announced they will begin
January 16, 2015
Will Alberta kill wolves rather than stop habitat destruction?
After killing nearly 1,000 wolves to protect endangered caribou, scientists announced culls would be little more than a stop-gap measure; the only true way to
January 12, 2015
Hundreds of wolves killed, caribou remain at risk, Alberta scientists say
Nearly 1,000 wolves have been killed during a seven year cull in an attempt to save the Little Smoky caribou herd in northwestern Alberta. The
November 26, 2014
Will we humans ever learn?
Interfering in nature causes nature to rebel. It’s difficult at times to grasp the massive complexity of individual ecosystems, let alone how those ecosystems work
May 25, 2014
Mountain caribou decline stems from habitat loss; why are we hunting wolves?
The risk for Mountain caribou in western Canada is at a critical juncture – and the policies of governments of BC and Alberta are not
May 9, 2014
