It seems the B.C. government has never heard the aphorism “Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” If provincial leaders ever heard George Santayana’s famous words, they didn’t seem to have made much of an impact. Otherwise, we wouldn’t be discussing a provincial wolf cull again. The idea of culling wolves was tried in the …
Wolf kill last hope for BC caribou herds
VICTORIA – When the B.C. government last resorted to shooting wolves from helicopters in the 1980s, an emotional public outcry forced a retreat. In the B.C. tradition, sensation-seeking urban media and protesters led the way. An outraged reporter named Pamela Martin marched a BCTV crew off the road near Fort St. John to expose this presumed crime against nature. With …
LETTERS: Save the wolves
What the government spokesperson called “humane” methods of killing all these wolves is anything but. With no public notice, or consultation, the government. staff radio-collared some wolves last summer so that those slaughtering them this winter from helicopters can easily find the packs. These so-called ‘Judas’ wolves won’t be killed, but will lead the killers to other wolves in their need …
Wolf cull opposed by Ktunaxa, Wolf Centre
Opposition to the provincial announcement of a wolf hunt conducted by helicopter to reduce numbers in order to protect the endangered mountain caribou population in the Selkirk mountain region has been swift to arrive. The Ktunaxa Nations says it is deeply concerned about the plan. “We are worried that this approach to conservation is extremely hasty,” said Kathryn Teneese, Ktunaxa …