by Kelly Carson | May 22, 2018 | Advocacy, News, wildlife
On May 3, 2018 witnesses observed a grizzly cub under a bridge near Grand Cache, Alberta. They called the Grand Cache Animal Society. Brandy Gienger, one of the founders of the Society, went to the site to check on the condition of the cub. She advised the provincial...
by Kelly Carson | Mar 19, 2018 | Advocacy, News, wildlife
What does a citizen-led wolf cull in British Columbia look like? Trapping, snaring and shooting-on-sight of British Columbia’s wolves has been escalated this year by a citizen campaign asking for donations to trappers to eradicate wolves across the province, in order...
by Kelly Carson | Feb 13, 2018 | Advocacy, News, wildlife
Bounty: a payment to encourage the destruction of noxious animals. Webster-Merriam Wolves in British Columbia are in grave danger at this writing. Steve Isdahl has proudly taken it upon himself on social media to have as many wolves killed in the province as he can....
by Kelly Carson | Dec 7, 2017 | Advocacy, News, wildlife
Salt Spring Island is the most densely populated island in the Capital Regional District. The Salt Spring Island Conservancy was formed to protect, restore, enhance and maintain wildlife habitats and ecosystems on their seven nature reserves. Seven hundred acres of...
by Kelly Carson | Nov 28, 2016 | Advocacy, News, wildlife
On November 25, 2016 two cougar kittens were killed in Ocean Falls, BC. They were shot on a private dock while consuming a seal that they had killed. Unable to drag their catch away from the area, they remained nearby. This made them easy targets when Conservation...
by Kelly Carson | Jul 26, 2016 | Advocacy, News, wildlife
On July 5, 2016 Ingmar Lee of Denny Island, near Bella Bella, heard a message on the marine distress channel that a humpback whale was entangled in netting nearby. He found the whale towing about 100 feet of net, fishing line and ropes. The whale was visibly...
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