By Sadie Parr
Canadian Wolf Coalition
Hello wolf and wildlife supporters!
Today is the last day to tell the BC government that their barbaric wolf
management plan does not represent the future we want for BC. We demand
better! Please take a stand and use your voice if you have not submitted your
concerns already.
Top predators are among the most outstanding achievements
of wilderness, evolving over hundreds of centuries. The social
structure of wolf packs has evolved with this. It is the wolf
pack that is the top predator, not the individual wolf.
Wolves are more than mere numbers. Their social bonds
and kin-based families define what it means to be a wolf.
Management plans need to take this into
account.
We have noticed that the on-line comment form
limits the amount of feedback you can provide and does not request your name or
address. Please send comments to :
Honourable Steve Thomson, Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural
Resources
Premier
Christy Clark
Phone: 250-387-1715 /
Fax: 250
387-0087
Rob
Fleming, MLA (NDP environment critic)
Fax: 250-387-4680
Many wolf biologists argue that allowing wolves to
express their natural social behaviour benefits the wider ecosystem as well as
wolves. The proposed plan does not consider the unique gene
pools of wolf populations across the province, nor recognize BC (and Canada) as
one of the last places where wolves can still live as nature intended.
Please include the following in your
comments:
1.
Extend
the deadline for public input to January 30.
2.
NO
helicopter killing or sterilization of wolves.
3.
NO
leghold traps, snares or baiting.
4.
Return to
former species license, quotas, bag limits, restricted seasons, and mandatory
reporting of kills for hunting wolves.
5.
A
decision and statement that lethal predator control is NOT an option for the
recovery of mountain caribou and a stop to the Quesnel Highland wolf
sterilization and removal project.
6.
A
provincial management plan for wolves that considers the social stability of
packs as well as population size to ensure the long term conservation of the
species in its most natural form.
7.
A
commitment to reduce wolf-livestock-human conflicts through prevention, and
provision of educational initiatives and incentives for responsible husbandry
practices.
8.
Protection of large tracts of
habitat for wolves and their prey. Ensure that protected areas are
large enough to support multiple wolf families with no hunting/trapping
allowed.
Polls across the province show
that the majority of residents are against trophy hunting and killing for sport,
yet the proposed management plan supports the continuation of killing wolves for
pleasure as well as for hate. I urge you to revisit the plan and
make the amendments that have been put forward in this letter.
A better BC for all includes
recognizing the intrinsic value shared by all creatures in this province; a
future where tolerance and coexistence with iconic predators is fostered;
natural resources are managed in a sustainable way; and wild spaces large enough
to support wide ranging species are protected from human impacts and connected
through wildlife corridors.
Enough killing! We seek justice for wolves,
wildlife, and intact ecosystems. Without them, we are much
less...
Please cc. sadieparrwolfpact@gmail.com on letters sent. Thank you for
taking a stand and using your voice!
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