Canada’s Trans Mountain pipeline destroys spotted owl habitat feds have vowed to protect
Even as federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault recommends an emergency order to protect the spotted...
Stories by Sarah Cox
Old-growth spotted owl habitat removed from federal maps after talks with B.C., docs reveal
Federal scientists mapped core critical habitat for the endangered spotted owl. Almost half of it,...
Sapsucker housing crisis: endangered woodpecker ‘condos’ are being clear cut
Almost two decades after the Williamson’s sapsucker was listed as endangered under Canada’s Species at...
Environment minister calls for rare emergency order to save Canada’s last spotted owls
If approved, it will be the third time in the 20-year history of the federal...
‘The right direction’: new B.C. plan could actually protect old-growth forests
A shift in how the province manages forests — taking into account biodiversity, climate change...
Alberta is on a blitz to promote B.C.’s LNG industry. Critics say it’s time to ‘keep out’
Alberta’s energy war room campaign to promote the carbon-intensive LNG industry comes as B.C. admits...
‘Rarest of the rare’: B.C’s newest conservancy protects globally imperilled rainforest
The move will permanently protect at-risk species and biodiversity — including rare lichens, grizzly bear...
‘Crush you like a bug’: BC Hydro’s Site C lawsuit targets farmers, First Nations
The suit brought against peaceful opponents of the most expensive hydro dam in Canadian history...
‘Death by a thousand clearcuts’: Canada’s deep-snow caribou are vanishing
The B.C. government spends millions on extreme measures — like wolf culls and maternity pens...
