PacificWild.org Newsletter

SPRING 2009

 

Coastal Bear Hunt Starts April 1st

British Columbia’s notorious trophy hunt starts April 1st and Pacific Wild, Coastal First Nations and Humane Society International are working together to stop this unethical, biologically indefensible and economically ruinous hunt.   View our most recent media and press releases.


On March 17, the Province responded to a joint press conference we held in Vancouver, B.C. by announcing three new Grizzly Bear Management Areas for the coast and additional closures to black bear hunting. Fifteen years ago, this might have been viewed as a step in the right direction, but today, when coastal First Nations are galvanised and united in stopping the hunt coupled with increased public opposition, these small, time-limited closures are too little, too late.  See televised coverage of the press conference.

Please Take Action Visit www.pacificwild.org to learn more about the campaign to end the trophy hunting of bears in coastal B.C. and to watch our latest video on the trophy hunt. Take action by writing to the government of British Columbia Link Pacific Wild videos on YouTube into your Facebook page Please share and forward this message.

Pacific Wild LIVE 2009

Pacific Wild LIVE will be back in the field this season with our specialised remote-operated video cameras capturing the secret lives that inhabit the Great Bear Rainforest. This project furthers our goal of conducting non-invasive wildlife research while also developing broad-based educational curriculum for youth. 

Other Coastal News

 
BBC’s The Great Salmon Run recently aired in the UK to a near-record viewing audience for a natural history film. Stay tuned to when this breathtaking film arrives in North America.

Join Alexandra Morton from Raincoast Research as she presents in Victoria and Sidney BC. on the latest farmed salmon court cases, science and campaign activities. Sign the fish farm petition.

The pipeline construction company Enbridge is moving quickly to secure approvals for its 1,100 km crude oil pipeline from the Alberta tar sands to Kitimat. Pacific Wild is part of a coalition of groups working for a legislated ban on tanker traffic in the Great Bear Rainforest.

Find out about how the Campbell government is privatizing the rivers of the Great Bear Rainforest.

Our award-winning book, The Last Wild Wolves, has just been released in German Language.

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