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Two weeks left for the Kitlope

Published on 2019 07 16 | by Brian Falconer, Guide Outfitter Coordinator | in Conservation update

The Kitlope as seen from the air.

We now have just two weeks to raise the remaining $15,000 of the $100,000 deposit we need to secure the purchase agreement for our 5th hunting tenure. This includes the commercial hunting rights in an area of over 5000 sq. km that encompasses the entire Kitlope…

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Chris Genovali and Terry Moore on trophy hunting and the changing paradigm of “wildlife as commodity”

Published on 2018 10 01 | by Raincoast | in Interviews

A black bear sits down in the river bank and sticks out it's tongue: Terry Moore and Chris Genovali.

This summer Raincoast executive director Chris Genovali spoke with Terry Moore to discuss the problems with trophy hunting in BC and globally. We learned last week that Terry Moore passed away. Our sincere condolences to Terry’s family and to his colleagues at CFAX. We have deep respect for his body of work as a journalist […]

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

Published on 2018 05 14 | by Kyle Artelle, PhD | in Inform

A bear stands in the distant grass and fog to get a better look or maybe smell.

For years, British Columbia’s wildlife management practices, especially its wolf cull and grizzly bear hunt, have been controversial. In 2015, then-Premier Christy Clark defended the province’s wildlife policies, stating they were grounded in sound science. That, at least, was the claim. And not one unique to British Columbia. In fact, hunting in Canada and the […]

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