what would You do?

[BlackOwL]

If You could do something to save wildlife not only in BC but in all Canada, what would that be?
An urgent course of action is:

1. Stop logging in public land the most uncontrollable wave of destruction not only off Our forests but also wildlife are the victims of the greed wave.

Under current private logging regulation, there is no limit or cap on the amount of wood a logging company can harvest annually, and there are no requirements to maintain forest cover or wildlife values. Additionally, there's no legal requirement for logging practices on private land to be sustainable over time.


2. Cattle in public land;
Cattle destroys the feeding grounds of ungulates and carnivores who feed in foliage, it is paramount to limit the number of cattle and the permits for grazing in public land, cattle and logging are the most dangerous enemies of wildlife, also destroys shelter and displace wildlife to unfamiliar grounds where most will die of thirst since wildlife remains within familiar terrain where they have shelter, food and water at hand.


3. A cap in the number of new hunters accepted each year must be imposed, we are in the wrong path where we are going to end up with a lot of hunters and no animals to hunt.


Most of the time, hunters are targeted by the government and anti hunting organisations to distract the public from the real culprits for the decimation of wildlife.


As I see the present scenario is time for the BCWF to make a extra effort to help wildlife and to educate the public by means of TV programs with factual proof that the real cause of lost of animal habitat are logging, cattle and the indifference of the government.

[ACE]

Stop 24/7 year round legal​ hunting by a certain faction of the Canadian population.

[Harvest the Land]

Great question. I would cancel out option 3 since a good chunk of the ministry's wildlife management budget comes from hunting licenses and tags.

I'm with you in terms of having a disgusted sentiment about option 1, however I am loathe to tell any private landowner what they should or shouldnt do on their private property - so that's a tough one.

Option 2 is the easiest choice for me. Had way too many hunting areas completely ruined over the years by too many cattle moving in and devouring all of the best forage, forcing many of the ungulates in the area to move elsewhere

[BlackOwL]

regarding option 3 what do u propose to keep a balance between wildlife and a number of hunters? anyone?

[BlackOwL]

about hunting 24/7 this is what strikes Me as a government indifference for the excess in harvesting animals without any controling the numbers taken and not reported.

[BlackOwL]

Edited to include logging in public land, (corrected)

[Harvest the Land]

regarding option 3 what do u propose to keep a balance between wildlife and a number of hunters? anyone?

I guess i think there already is a good balance, as there used to be a heck of a lot more hunters in the 80's than there are today. Plus as an increasing percentage of folks move to and live in big cities and are completely disconnected from nature, i dont think that trend is going to change and hunters will continue to make up a smaller percentage of the population (i.e. i dont think you have to worry about a massive influx of new hunters invading the mountains and killing everything - its way easier to just go to safeway and thats what most folks will continue to do).

[Harvest the Land]

Edited to include logging in public land, (corrected)

In that case govt needs to permanently protect as much critical winter range as possible. We need to put more collars on as many herds/animals as possible so that we can better understand what their migration routes are and protect those too; and that would also help the bios get a better handle on population sizes and dynamics

[BlackOwL]

The popularity of hunting in B.C. is on the rise. The number of licensed hunters has increased more than 20 percent, from 85,633 hunters in 2005 to 107,073 in 2020. Hunting in B.C.

[BlackOwL]

In that case govt needs to permanently protect as much critical winter range as possible. We need to put more collars on as many herds/animals as possible so that we can better understand what their migration routes are and protect those too; and that would also help the bios get a better handle on population sizes and dynamics

Can the BCWF can help with that? TV programming, direct proposals to the Ministry of Lands and Forests... and hunters writing to Your MLA...