https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 https://thenarwhal.ca/logging-deferred-bc-valleys-spotted-owls/ Thu, 25 Feb 2021 21:03:50 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=26296 In the absence of endangered species legislation in B.C., the provincial and federal governments have announced a new ‘nature agreement’ that includes pilot projects to protect at-risk species. It starts with logging deferrals in habitat where the existence of a pair of breeding spotted owls, thought extinct in Canada, was made public in 2020 Sarah Cox News forestry Indigenous solutions species at risk spotted owl wildlife Photo: Bill Stevenson / Cavan A Northern Spotted Owl, wings pointed downward, swoops through a forest in Washington State