Write Wild - Spotted Owls

Submitted by sven on Thu, 06/30/2011 - 18:11

Logging of trees in the heart of a spotted owl Wildlife Habitat Area adjacent to Chilliwack Lake Provincial Park is underway. The Tamihi Logging company is planning to log four cutblocks near Post Creek in prime spotted owl old-growth habitat. And this is just the beginning, as Tamihi has other cutblocks they plan to log.

There are now thought to be less than a dozen spotted owls hanging on in their fragmented Canadian old-growth forest habitat in southwestern BC.

Both the BC and federal governments have pledged to bring the Canadian population of spotted owls back from the brink of elimination. But it's hard to see how this species can be brought back to healthy numbers if we don't protect enough old-growth forest habitat so that they can have a safe place to live.

Allowing logging in an area that is supposed to be set aside to protect spotted owls, one of Canada's most endangered birds, is just plain wrong.

Please write BC Premier Christy Clark to ask her to order an immediate halt to the logging of spotted owl old-growth forest habitat near Chilliwack Lake and to ensure that all remaining spotted owl old-growth forest habitat is protected from logging.

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Some points to consider:

The spotted owl is one of the most endangered species in Canada. There are now thought to be less than a dozen spotted owls remaining in the wild in Canada. Futhermore, spotted owls are considered an important indicator species, meaning that the health of the spotted owl reflects the health of the old-growth ecosystem in which it lives.
Logging of the spotted owl's forest habitat is the main reason that this species is endangered.
Both the federal and provincial governments have committed to setting aside enough forest habitat from logging to ensure the spotted owI builds back to healthy numbers - about 250 owls in the wild.
The logging that is occuring in the Chilliwack Lake Spotted Owl Wildlife Habitat Area is fragmenting an important area of intact spotted owl forest habitat. When the Chilliwack Wildlife Habitat Area was first designated in 2006, absolutely no logging was to be allowed there.
If BC were to ban raw log exports it would help ensure mill jobs remain in BC, making it possible to protect spotted owl forests, while getting more jobs out of the trees we do cut outside of habitat areas.
BC is one of the last jurisdictions in North America without an endangered species law. If we had species legislation that was based on sound science and protecting the habitat of endangered species, we would never allow the logging of the habitat of a species like the spotted owl.
Please order an immediate halt to logging in spotted owl forest habitat currently underway near Chilliwack Lake. Ensure that all spotted owl forest habitat within this Canadian endangered species range in southwest BC is protected from logging.

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