The Huffington Post
By Chris Genovali, Paul Paquet and Chris Darimont
The real cost of Alberta’s tar sands development is being borne by wolves, caribou, and other wild species…
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Large Carnivores
Wolves, Caribou, Tar Sands and Canada’s Oily Ethics
Wolves fall prey to Canada’s rapacious tar sands business
Paul Paquet
Guardian.co.uk September 17 2011
In Canada, wolves are blamed for the demise of everything from marmots to mountain caribou. Now, Canada’s newest strategy is to “recover” boreal forest caribou by killing wolves…..
BC’s open season on wolves – September news stories
News stories from the week of September 10, 2011 on the BC Liberal government decision to kill wolves without any scientific evidence of the extent of livestock predation…
Chum bycatch discarding denies grizzly bears their quota
The Northern View
Grizzlies face a myriad of threats, from the habitat loss to trophy hunting. They also face fierce competition for wild salmon from commercial and sport fisheries…
B.C. wolf hunt raises hackles
By Dene Moore The Canadian Press
The BC government lifted hunting restrictions on wolves. But Raincoast carnivore expert Dr. Paul Paquet said the ministry doesn’t have the information needed to make that decision…
By–catch deprives bears
Island Tides
The bycatch of chum in BC’s pink salmon fisheries means thousands of pounds of chum won’t make it to their spawning grounds or the mouths of hungry carnivores…
