Calgary Herald
January 4, 2009
by Chris Genovali
Re: “Syncrude duck deaths cap oilpatch’s ‘dirty’ year,” Dec. 29.
The oilsands could impact avian life beyond the waterfowl migrating through and nesting in Alberta’s boreal forest. (more…)
Globe and Mail
December 19, 2008
Page A14
With dismay we read Mark Hume’s article (B.C.’s Quiet War On Wolves - Dec.15). Emboldened by the forest industry and hunting groups, the province has demonized and made scapegoats of wolves for the decline of everything from marmots to mountain caribou. (more…)
The Vancouver Sun
December 18, 2008
By Chris Darimont and Chris Genovali
With dismay we read Larry Pynn’s article (Wolves killed to protect caribou, Dec. 15) regarding the B.C. government’s clandestine war on wolves. What an astounding folly-in-the-making, and on several grounds. (more…)
ISLAND TIDES
Dec 11, 2008
By Chris Genovali
The silence along the river was almost deafening. No birds, bears or wolves appeared along the banks. The reason soon became obvious: not a single salmon was to be seen in the glacial-fed water. Not a single salmon carcass lay on the ground, not in the estuary or the forest. There was no sign of predation and no sign of decomposition. (more…)
GLOBE AND MAIL
Editorial
December 8, 2008
The Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) is not monitoring enough rivers to be able to accurately assess the state of the Pacific salmon fishery, according to a new study. Since the preservation of salmon stocks depends on knowing how few are left, it appears the fishery may survive in spite of the DFO rather than because of it. (more…)
By Chris Darimont
Research Scientist
Rainforest Wolf Program
Guttural roars and the cracking of bone drown out any sound of the river, which by this time of year has slowed to a mere trickle.Â
