Tag: timber harvest

November 12, 2021

British Columbia plans to cease logging in old-growth forests

The province of British Columbia plans to suspend logging in a portion of old-growth forest to stem biodiversity loss, but it is waiting on First Nations to sign off on...

May 31, 2018

WSB: In dwindling forest, caribou lay low to avoid biting flies

As the timber industry cuts into the boreal habitat of threatened woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou), Canadian law shields the species from hunting, but the caribou have little protection against...