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Slipping through the Cracks?
Key species in the Great Bear Rainforest could still be at risk of extinction as the province falls behind on commitments to map out crucial habitat in the Great Bear Rainforest.
Key species in the Great Bear Rainforest could still be at risk of extinction as the province falls behind on commitments to map out crucial habitat in the Great Bear Rainforest.
A new report entitled, “Slipping Through the Cracks? The Fate of Focal Species in the Great Bear Rainforest” released today by Greenpeace, ForestEthics and Sierra Club BC shows there is still a risk of extinction for a number of key species.
“Right now we are entering a red zone in terms of delays. It's no longer acceptable - we have to see a turnaround,” said Coastal forest campaigner Jens Wieting.
In the absence of a scientific process to determine habitat needs, logging roads and clear-cuts could soon destroy and fragment crucial habitat for Grizzly Bears, Marbled Murrelets, Mountain Goats, Northern Goshawks and Tailed Frogs - 'umbrella' species whose well-being is an important indicator of the health of the whole ecosystem.
Read the story in the Globe and Mail.
"With the current increase in timber prices, major forestry companies may soon be submitting logging plans without incorporating crucial information for key species habitat," says Wieting.
Sierra Club BC and allies are asking that no new logging approvals or road permits be granted until crucial focal species habitat is set aside from logging.
“The province said that they are making an Olympic effort to achieve this bold and challenging initiative,” said Jens Wieting, forest campaigner with Sierra Club BC. “To live up to that we have to see real change on the ground for these species very soon or we will not make it to the podium.”
