Industry looks to limit impact on migratory birds

by SCA-media | Apr 29, 2018 | Conservation, Energy Sector, featured, Opinion, Politics

Migratory bird counts in Canada’s boreal forests continue to drop, but industry is taking on efforts to limit their impact on the declines being seen in Northeast B.C. Around 40 residents turned out to the to the Lido Theatre April 12 for a presentation by Mark... Read more

On the hunt for science in ‘science-based’ hunts

by SCA-media | Apr 29, 2018 | Conservation, featured, Hunting, Opinion

The following article by Kyle Artelle of the anti hunting group, Raincoast Conservation Foundation, challenges the validity of science based hunting in BC. For years, British Columbia’s wildlife management practices, especially its wolf cull and grizzly bear hunt,... Read more

Fewer Hunters Stretch Washington Tight Wildlife Budget

by webadmin | Apr 24, 2018 | Conservation, Hunting

With the declining trends in hunter participation, there is a growing concern at the national level about how conservation will be funded over time

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Loss of the Grizzly Hunt results in hardship for Indigenous Outfitters

by SCA-media | Apr 19, 2018 | featured, Hunting

For these Indigenous communities, the issue has not been one of conservation versus decimation but of lost livelihoods and uncertain futures.

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The Value of a Bear: Why some Indigenous communities in BC won’t rejoice over the NDP’s decision to ban the grizzly hunt

by SCA-media | Apr 19, 2018 | Conservation, Politics

On November 30, 2017, BC’s newly instated NDP government put an end to the grizzly bear trophy hunt throughout the province, fulfilling one of its campaign promises. The decision was largely hailed as a victory. The debate over hunting grizzly bears in the province... Read more